Uday was also a man of unrestrained sexual appetites, sleeping with several women per night up to five nights a week. He would sometimes torture and kill his victims after sex. In that position, he is known to have beaten athletes whom he felt did not perform up to expectations. In , Uday was shot while driving in his car. Though never proven, it has been speculated that his brother Qusay may have been behind the assassination attempt.
The incident caused him to suffer a stroke and, despite surgery, left a bullet lodged in his spine. Although he recovered most function, it is said that Uday lived with considerable pain for the rest of his life, which may have exacerbated his sadistic tendencies.
Married with four children, Qusay was said to be less sadistic than his brother, but was still a cold and ruthless killer who was much feared throughout the country.
While Uday often bragged about his excesses and violent exploits, Qusay was known to intentionally keep a much lower profile. He worshipped his father and worked hard to impress him. Qusay proved to be an ineffective leader, showing fear and often second-guessing his own decisions. After the invasion, both brothers went into hiding and the U. Special Forces to a house in which they were both staying on July 22, After drawing fire, the soldiers withdrew, until receiving backup in the form of troops from the st Airborne division and armed OHD Kiowa Warrior helicopters.
About five months later, on December 13, , their father, who also went into hiding after the U. His trial by special tribunal for multiple crimes committed during his reign began in October On November 5, , he was found guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death by hanging. After an unsuccessful appeal, Hussein was executed on December 30, But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! Weighing in at a healthy 8 pounds, 6 ounces, the first child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge more informally known as Prince William and Kate Middleton , is born on July 22, , at St.
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The story of the year-old supply clerk, who was captured by Iraqi forces in In a fiery bank-robbing career that lasted just over a year, Dillinger and his associates robbed 11 banks for more than A letter that shows Saddam's direct involvement in the crimes was discovered in Baghdad.
From February to September , Saddam conducted what has been called a genocidal campaign against the Kurdish population. Human Rights Watch estimates between 50, and , died. Kurdish officials and some international human rights groups put the number killed as high as , Saddam was on trial for the Anfal campaign at the time of his execution.
Six defendants remain in the Al-Anfal case, including "Chemical Ali," who is facing charges of genocide. During the Anfal campaign, "Chemical Ali" ordered an attack against civilians in the town of Halabja. Iraqi forces dropped bombs containing mustard and nerve gases. An estimated 5, men, women and children died in a single day. Many more died from long-term medical problems, and birth defects are still common in the area. Saddam attacked the Shiite "Marsh Arabs" by destroying their land.
Once a significant wetland, the marshes in southern Iraq were devastated by a government drainage plan that left behind a wasteland. In , , Marsh Arabs lived in the region. Now 90 percent of the area is in ruins and only an estimated 20, people remain. Tens of thousands live in refugee camps in Iran. Efforts are now underway to restore the marshes. Human Rights Watch calls the campaign against the Marsh Arabs a crime against humanity and other rights activists call it genocide.
There are claims chemical weapons also were used. In August of , Saddam ordered the Iraqi military, the fourth largest military in the world at the time, to invade Kuwait, leading to the Gulf War.
Iraqi soldiers are accused of torturing and executing hundreds of Kuwaitis, as well as taking hostages and looting. More than oil wells were set on fire and pipelines opened, spilling oil into the Gulf.
After heeding President George H. Bush's call to rebel against Saddam, Shiites and Kurds were crushed by immense Iraqi military force. Saddam turned his military against the people as part of his widespread crackdown after the war. The rebels thought they would have the backing of the U. Thousands have been discovered in mass graves. Ayatollah Muhammed al-Sadr, father of prominent Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, and two of his sons were assassinated in
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