A towering statue of Saddam Hussein was today pulled to the ground in a symbolic act against the dictator's oppressive regime. Working together in the heart of Baghdad, US marines helped crowds of ...

Iraq’s National Security Agency says it has arrested a former high-level security official for his involvement in the 1980 ...

His opposition intensified following the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, which heightened Saddam’s fears of a Shiite-led uprising in Iraq. In 1980, as the government moved against Shiite ...

Iraq, Saturday, April 6, 2013, painted over a portrait of former dictator Saddam Hussein. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim, File) ...