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where was saddam hussein killed

Saddam Hussein was executed by hanging at Camp Justice, a joint Iraqi–U.S. military base in the Kazimiyah/Kazimain area, a northeastern suburb of Baghdad, Iraq, on 30 December 2006.

Quick Scoop

  • The execution took place at Camp Justice, a secured military facility used for high‑profile detainees.
  • Camp Justice is located in the Kazimiyah (also written Kazimain) district, in the northeastern part of Baghdad.
  • Saddam Hussein was sentenced by an Iraqi court and hanged there in the early morning hours of 30 December 2006.

Aftermath and burial

  • After his death, Saddam’s body was transported by helicopter to his birthplace of Al-Awja, near Tikrit, for burial on 31 December 2006.
  • He was interred in a family mausoleum complex that was later heavily damaged or destroyed during fighting involving Islamic State and Iraqi forces.

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