Iraq executes former senior officer under Saddam for 1980 killing of Shiite cleric
Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. File | Photo Credit: AP Iraq announced on Monday (February 9, 2026) that a high-level security officer during the rule of Saddam Hussein had been hanged for his involvement in the 1980 killing of a prominent Shiite cleric. The National Security Service said that Saadoun Sabri al-Qaisi, who held the…
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