The Iraqi Government High Tribunal on Nov. 5 found Saddam Hussein guilty of ordering the execution of 148 men in Dujail, Iraq, in 1982, and sentenced him to death, according to a DOD news release. The former Iraqi dictator’s lawyers will have 30 days to appeal. US Ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, in a statement called the verdict “an important milestone” in Iraq’s effort to build “a free society based on the rule of law.”
The U.S. military conducted strikes on Iranian targets around the Strait of Hormuz on May 7, as the conflict with Iran flared up again—though officials say the ceasefire remains in effect.