USA HISTORY

THE 1970S 1969 1979

CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was the Iraqi dictator that was attempting to eliminate the Kurds?
A
Osama bin Laden
B
Benjamin Netanyahu
C
Saddam Hussein
D
Ayoob Kara
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Iraqi forces were led by Ali Hassan al-Majid, on the orders of President Saddam Hussein. The campaign’s name was taken from the title of Qur’anic chapter 8 (al-ʾanfāl).

Detailed explanation-2: -The Iraqi High Tribunal was created to investigate and try Saddam Hussein and members of his regime for their alleged crimes. The first trial-for crimes against humanity in the village of Dujail in 1982-took place from October 2005 to November 2006.

Detailed explanation-3: -2006. The Iraqi Parliament approved Nuri al-Maliki as Iraq’s third prime minister since Saddam Hussein’s ouster.

Detailed explanation-4: -Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Saddam Hussein, the deposed president of Iraq, was captured by the United States military forces in the town of Ad-Dawr, Iraq on 13 December 2003. Codenamed Operation Red Dawn, this military operation was named after the 1984 American film Red Dawn.

Detailed explanation-5: -Saddam Hussein has the dubious distinction of being the best-known Middle Eastern dictator. He ruled Iraq from 1979 until his overthrow and capture by a US-led coalition, in 2003.

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