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| Saddam Hussein's top aides hanged | |
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| The half-brother of Saddam Hussein and the former head of Iraq's Revolutionary Court have been hanged, reports say. | The half-brother of Saddam Hussein and the former head of Iraq's Revolutionary Court have been hanged, reports say. |
| The executions were carried out before dawn, state TV said, but there has so far been no official confirmation. | The executions were carried out before dawn, state TV said, but there has so far been no official confirmation. |
| Barzan al-Tikriti and Awad Hamad al-Bandar were convicted over the killing of 148 Shias after an attempt on Saddam Hussein's life in Dujail. | |
| The former Iraqi leader was hanged in a chaotic execution on 30 December, after being convicted of the same crime. | |
| State television Iraqiya has reported the deaths, quoting a government source. The executions apparently took place in the same building where Saddam Hussein was put to death. | State television Iraqiya has reported the deaths, quoting a government source. The executions apparently took place in the same building where Saddam Hussein was put to death. |
| A government news conference is scheduled for 1030 (0730GMT). | A government news conference is scheduled for 1030 (0730GMT). |
| Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti was the former Iraqi leader's half-brother and served as the head of his feared secret police, the Mukhabarat. | Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti was the former Iraqi leader's half-brother and served as the head of his feared secret police, the Mukhabarat. |
| He was a senior figure in the Iraqi government at the time of the US-led invasion of 2003 and was a key target for capture. | He was a senior figure in the Iraqi government at the time of the US-led invasion of 2003 and was a key target for capture. |
| Awad Hamad al-Bandar was chief justice of the Iraqi Revolutionary Court. According to his indictment, he conducted show trials which often lead to summary death sentences. | Awad Hamad al-Bandar was chief justice of the Iraqi Revolutionary Court. According to his indictment, he conducted show trials which often lead to summary death sentences. |
| He was the head of the Revolutionary Court which issued death sentences against 143 Dujail residents, in the aftermath of the failed assassination attempt on the president on 8 July 1982. | He was the head of the Revolutionary Court which issued death sentences against 143 Dujail residents, in the aftermath of the failed assassination attempt on the president on 8 July 1982. |
| Video taunts | Video taunts |
| The latest executions took place against a backdrop of lingering concern in Iraq and around world over the circumstances surrounding Saddam Hussein's execution. | The latest executions took place against a backdrop of lingering concern in Iraq and around world over the circumstances surrounding Saddam Hussein's execution. |
| Profile: Awad Hamad al-Bandar Profile: Barzan al-Tikriti | Profile: Awad Hamad al-Bandar Profile: Barzan al-Tikriti |
| The BBC's Mike Wooldridge says nothing is yet known of how the latest executions were carried out. | The BBC's Mike Wooldridge says nothing is yet known of how the latest executions were carried out. |
| Video footage of Saddam Hussein's execution released onto the internet after the event revealed that the former Iraqi leader was taunted and insulted in the moments immediately before his death. | Video footage of Saddam Hussein's execution released onto the internet after the event revealed that the former Iraqi leader was taunted and insulted in the moments immediately before his death. |
| The unauthorised footage showed Shia guards mocking the ousted leader, a Sunni, with the name of Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. | The unauthorised footage showed Shia guards mocking the ousted leader, a Sunni, with the name of Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. |
| Images of his body immediately after death also emerged from the execution chamber. | Images of his body immediately after death also emerged from the execution chamber. |
| The chaotic scenes were condemned by many around the world, and Iraq's Shia-dominated government pledged a full investigation. | The chaotic scenes were condemned by many around the world, and Iraq's Shia-dominated government pledged a full investigation. |
| Earlier this week Iraqi President Jalal Talabani urged authorities to delay the latest executions. | Earlier this week Iraqi President Jalal Talabani urged authorities to delay the latest executions. |