and sometimes taking gambles. The invasion
resulted in a devastating loss against a 30-state
coalition led by the United States. Over the fol-
lowing decade, Husayn fought for the survival
of his regime and to maintain Iraq’s territorial
unity and sovereignty. He ultimately lost the
battle to stay in power following the 2003 U.S.-
British invasion of Iraq. After his capture by the
U.S. military, he continued to deny that Iraq had
weapons of mass destruction. In 2005, he and a
number of former Baathist associates were placed
on trial by a special Iraqi tribunal for genocide,
crimes against humanity, and war crimes. Saddam
Husayn was sentenced to death and hanged on
December 30, 2006.
See also g
UlF
s
tates
; g
UlF
W
ars
;
secUlarism
.
Gregory Mack
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