Saddam Hussein was hanged Saturday for crimes committed in a brutal crackdown during his reign, U.S. and Iraqi sources tell CNN. The former Iraqi dictator spent his last years in captivity after his ruthless Baathist regime was toppled from power by the U.S.-led coalition in 2003.
Saddam Hussein was hanged Saturday for crimes committed in a brutal crackdown during his reign, U.S. and Iraqi sources tell CNN. The former Iraqi dictator spent his last years in captivity after his ruthless Baathist regime was toppled from power by the U.S.-led coalition in 2003.