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Ali Hassan al-Majid (), was an Iraqi official and commander. A first cousin of former President Saddam Hussein , he was the Defense Minister of Iraq . He has been called '''Chemical Ali''' and the '''Butcher of Kurdistan''' for his role in leading the Al-Anfal Campaign during which he ordered a toxic gas attack on the Kurdish town of Halabja that killed thousands of Kurd s (see Halabja Poison Gas Attack ). He also oversaw the occupation of Kuwait in 1990 and 1991 and acted as the country's military governor from August to November of 1990. He had a lead role in violently repressing the rebellions by Kurds and Shiites. The rebellions had been encouraged by US vocal support following the Gulf War.

Considered a report, resulted in the death of hundreds of young Shiite men and their burial in mass graves around Basra. {Link without Title}

Al-Majid had been mistakenly thought to have died in April of 2003, following the US-led 2003 Invasion Of Iraq . After a Coalition attack on his house in Basra , he was reported to have been killed by laser-guided bombs. "Major Andrew Jackson, of the 3rd Battalion Parachute Regiment, said that the body was found along with that of his bodyguard and the head of Iraqi intelligence services in Basra." {Link without Title}

It turned out that U.K. military officials spoke too soon. In June 2003, al-Majid's status was changed from "...believed dead but unconfirmed" to "unknown" by U.S. defense officials, saying he might still be alive after all. He was rumored to have been joking and smiling in a Baghdad hospital on the day that it fell. This proved to be a justified doubt - U.S. officials confirmed on August 21 , 2003 that he had been captured alive. He was prominent (fifth) on the U.S. List Of Most-wanted Iraqis and is the King Of Spades in the deck of Most-wanted Iraqi Playing Cards .

Al-Majid will stand trial for his alleged role in many of the above mentioned actions before the Iraq Special Tribunal (IST), set up by the Iraq Interim Government charged with Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide .


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