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Saddam trial adjourns until January 8
 BAGHDAD - The trial of ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and six co-defendants on genocide charges against the Kurds was adjourned until January 8 after documentary evidence was presented on Thursday.The court trying Saddam heard that Iraqi forces were told to cooperate with their Turkish counterparts during a 1980s campaign against Kurdish civilians. Prosecutors seeking to prove that the ousted Iraqi dictator ordered the slaughter of 182,000 Kurdish civilians in the 1988 Anfal campaign produced a series of Iraqi military documents during the days hearing. Posted by: Steve White 2006-12-22 |
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