The prime minister of Iraq has kept his country on the sidelines as military conflicts raged nearby for almost two years.

Saddam hoped that by saving the aircraft in the sand, he could prevent their destruction, and when he was ready (because he assumed he would still be in power after all was said and done), he could ...

Yes, Saddam’s Fedayeen, Arabic for “Men of Sacrifice,” wore enormous Darth Vader helmets. Their commander, Hussein’s son Uday ...

As the 20th anniversary of the start of the Iraq War approaches, Peter Bergen speaks to retired FBI agent George Piro about his interrogation of Saddam Hussein and the aftershocks of the US ...

Saddam Hussein was an inept dictator during his final years in charge, thought 9/11 would bring Iraq and America closer together and took partial blame for his eventual fall from power after the 20… ...

Coalition troops bagged another 12 top targets in May, including one of Saddam’s sons-in-law. There’s no broad consensus on what to call Saddam Hussein on second reference.

Within days of taking power, Saddam Hussein summoned about 400 top officials and announced he had uncovered a plot against the ruling party. The conspirators, he said, were in that very room.

During the three-week war in Iraq, collectors have swamped the Internet trading site with more than 1,000 items, including Iraqi money, T-shirts and videos that capitalize on Saddam's notoriety. One ...

BAGHDAD, Dec. 30 -- Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein was hanged in the predawn hours of Saturday for crimes against humanity in the mass murder of Shiite men and boys in the 1980s, sent to ...

If Saddam Hussein orders such measures, his generals would be well advised to refuse those orders. If they do not refuse, they must understand that all war criminals will be pursued and punished.