Iraq's Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi has called for the "immediate" execution of all convicted "terrorists" on death row after the bodies of eight members of the country's security forces thought to ...

WASHINGTON — A U.S. judge Tuesday refused to block the execution of Saddam Hussein’s former vice president, saying he had no jurisdiction to step into the case. Taha Yassin Ramadan was convicted ...

BAGHDAD — Iraq announced on Monday that a high-level security officer during the rule of Saddam Hussein has been hanged for his involvement in the 1980 killing of a prominent Shiite cleric. The ...

Saddam Hussein ruled Iraq with an iron fist for over two decades, maintaining control through fear, violence, and suppression of any opposition. However, his reign came to an end in 2006 when a US-led ...

Iraq's Justice Ministry says 14 Iraqis -- most of them members of Al-Qaeda -- have been executed for terrorism and criminal offenses. The executions on February 8 bring to at least 65 the number of ...

BAGHDAD — Iraq announced on Monday that a high-level security officer under Saddam Hussein has been executed for his involvement in the 1980 killing of prominent Shiite cleric Mohammed Baqir al-Sadr ...

Saudi Arabia has executed several Iraqi nationals. They were convicted of attempting to smuggle narcotics into the kingdom. The executions followed a thorough legal process. Saudi authorities are ...

An Iraqi nongovernmental organization says it is watching over large numbers of files that detail mass killings in the country and which provide clues to the disappearances of many people. With ...

British-Canadian parents Sally Lane and John Letts say their son Jack faces imminent execution in Iraq after being transferred from Kurdish detention in Syria, where he has been held without charge ...