Saddam Hussein trial resumes in Baghdad

The trial of the former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and six of his aides resumed in Baghdad on Thursday on charges of genocide against Kurds in 1980s.

The session began with attendance of Saddam and six other codefendants who were believed to be involved in the Anfal (Spoils of War) military campaign, which the chief prosecutor said left some 182,000 people dead or missing.

On Wednesday's session, Kurdish witnesses told the court how they survived a massacre by Saddam's forces in Iraq's western desert.

All the main charges in Anfal carry death penalty.

Saddam is also awaiting a possible death sentence verdict for a separate case involving killing of some 148 Shiites.

Source: Xinhua