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As a Sunni, Saddam Hussein was suspicious that the Shiite population of Iraq was sympathetic to Iran (an Shiite Islamic theocracy). The Sunnis and the Shiities have been at odds with each other for centuries (just as the Protestant and Catholic divisions continue in Northern Ireland).
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoSaddam Hussein was a horrible person. He attacked nearly everyone who opposed his reign or was from outside of his Sunni Arab ethnic group. Saddam Hussein repressed the Sunni, Shiite, and Yazidi Kurds because they sought to have an independent country and gain equality with Arab Iraqis. Saddam Hussein preferred to maintain a discriminatory and prejudicial system.
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∙ 14y agoThey wanted their own nation-state called 'Kurdistan'
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How many Kurds were killed by Saddam Hussein in total?
Approximately 180,000.
Why was Saddam Hussein put in prison?
Saddam Hussein was put into prison and Hanged for Genocide, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity. Saddam was wanted for the 1988 attack of Halabja with Mustard Gas and Nerve Agents that killed over 5,000 people and that mamed, disfigured, and seriously debilitated over 10,000 more. The Killing of Religious Figures in 1974. Killing of the Kurds in 1983. Killing members of Political Parties. Displacing Kurds in the mid 80's. Suppressing Kurdish and Shiite uprisings in 1991 and the invasion of Kuwait in 1991. to make a long story short . . . . . he was a bad person.
What did Saddam Hussein to his people that was so bad?
Saddam Hussein killed many people for no reason . He also created genocide between the Kurds !
How did Saddam treat the ethnic kurds and religious shi'ites?
limited and controlled and even killed them.
What did Iraqi kurds and shiite Muslims want Saddam Hussein to do after the Persian gulf war?
Saddam Hussein had committed numerous atrocities against the Kurds and Shiites, including a genocide against the Kurds (called the Anfal Campaign). As a result they hated him and wanted to punish him. Unfortunately, they had to wait until 2006 to put him on trial for his crimes.
Was Saddam Hussein a genocidal leader?
Yes, he used chemicals to kill thousands of Kurds and others.
Why did Saddam Hussein kill people?
Saddam Hussein was a horrible person. He attacked nearly everyone who opposed his reign or was from outside of his Sunni Arab ethnic group. Saddam Hussein repressed the Sunni, Shiite, and Yazidi Kurds because they sought to have an independent country and gain equality with Arab Iraqis. Saddam Hussein preferred to maintain a discriminatory and prejudicial system.
How were the Kurds treated when Saddam Hussein was the leader of Iraq?
Saddam Husein treated his national people terribly. He kept them poor, uneducated and unexposed to the global environment. He would annihilate anyone he felt like killing, even his own family members. He was oppressive and mean. Thousands of of people lost their family members due to his murderous streak. Some people were killed and buried secretly. Many Iraqis have never known what happened to their family members.
What did Saddam do to get hang?
He was responsible for the death of two to three million of his own people. (Iraqis and Kurds) He was also a dictator. Meaning he took power over the country by force. -
Did some of the people in Saddam Hussein genocide survive?
Yes, many. Kurds and Shiites were far from being wiped out in Iraq. Hussein never came close to killing them all, assuming that was indeed his intention. And even if he could have killed them all in Iraq, he could still do nothing against the Kurds in Turkey and the Shiites in Iran. Rather than a genocide, I think it is more likely a case of a dictator pummeling people because he did not like them, and because he could.
Was Saddam gussein a good leader?
No, he was a dictator inIraqThis murderer used chemical weapons to remove Kurds in northern Iraq andapproximately, 5,000 women, men and children died.
Did Saddam Hussein torture his people?
Absolutely yes! He also caused to be killed many hundreds of thousands of Shia Moslems and Kurds. His 2 sons if anything, were more sadistic.
