“Chemical Ali” Handed Down Third Death Sentence by Iraqi Court

Ali Hassan al-Majid, long referred to as “Chemical Ali,” has been handed down his third death sentence by an Iraqi court, all for separate incidents while acting as an official in Saddam Hussein’s regime.

Monday’s decision was concerning the mass killings of Shia Muslims in Baghdad in 1999. He had already been sentenced to death for war crimes tied to 1988’s campaign of genocide against Kurds and 1991’s response to a Shia uprising.

It was the 1988 campaign against the Kurds that earned the official the nickname “Chemical Ali” as he used poisonous gas to kill more than 100,000. In June 2007 he was sentenced to death by the Iraqi High Tribunal for his participation in those attacks.

In December 2008 he was again sentenced to death by the tribunal, this time for the 1991 uprising that followed the first Gulf War. More than 100,000 Shias were killed as they were crushed by the Iraqi military while attempting to launch a rebellion against Hussein.

His executions have been held up due to legal battles but he remains under U.S. custody.

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