Saddam Hussein Timeline, Year 2005



Saddam Hussein Timeline, Year 2005


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Event of the Year:

Dec. 5  2005  BAGHDAD.  Witness at Hussein trial describes torture

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SUMMARY:

Feb. 27  SYRIA.  Syria 'gave up' brother of Saddam
Mar. 1   IRAQ.  Key Saddam trial judge killed
Apr. 6   IRAQ.  Saddam sees new president's election
May. 20  IRAQ.  Saddam's attorney: Why no charges?
May. 31  IRAQ.  Saddam trial 'within two months'
Jun. 13  BAGHDAD.  Tribunal releases Saddam video
Jul. 17  BAGHDAD.  First charges against Saddam Hussein
Sep. 6   BAGHDAD.  Talabani: Saddam confesses
Sep. 8   BAGHDAD.  Lawyer denies Saddam confession
Oct. 19  BAGHDAD.  Hussein trial adjourned until November 28
Nov. 8   BAGHDAD.  Hussein co-defendant's lawyer killed
Nov. 27  BAGHDAD.  Clark to join Saddam defense
Nov. 28  BAGHDAD.  Hussein trial adjourned amid rancor
Dec. 4   BAGHDAD.  Saddam trial judge to step down
Dec. 5   BAGHDAD.  Witness at Hussein trial describes torture
Dec. 6   BAGHDAD.  Saddam witness tells of abuse
Dec. 6   BAGHDAD.  Saddam threatens to boycott trial
Dec. 7   BAGHDAD.  Hussein trial adjourns for 2 weeks
Dec. 20  BAGHDAD.  Hussein will be in court: Lawyers
Dec. 21  BAGHDAD.  Hussein says he was beaten in custody
Dec. 21  WASHINGTON.  US dismisses Saddam torture claim
Dec. 22  BAGHDAD.  Hussein: 'White House lies'


Coming Events:
Jan. 24 BAGHDAD. Hussein trial resumes



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DETAILS:
(See more at Saddam Hussein Timeline: http://www.mapreport.com/countries/saddam_hussein.html)


Feb. 27
SYRIA. Syria 'gave up' brother of Saddam
Sab'awi Ibrahim al-Hasan al-Tikriti, #36 on the U.S. list of the 55 most-wanted, was Saddam's personal adviser:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/27/saddam.halfbrother


Mar. 1
IRAQ. Key Saddam trial judge killed
Judge Barwize Mohammed Mahmoud and his son were shot to death, 2 of at least 4 Iraqis killed around Baghdad:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/03/01/iraq.main


Apr. 6
IRAQ. Saddam sees new president's election
Former dictator watched from his jail as the leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan assumed the title Saddam held


May. 20
    IRAQ.  Saddam's attorney: Why no charges?
The U.S. military denied giving the photos to the British tabloid

May. 31
IRAQ. Saddam trial 'within two months'
President Talabani has said he expects the trial for crimes against humanity to begin within 2 months


Jun. 9
    IRAQ.  Saddam lawyers 'left in the dark'

Jun. 13
    BAGHDAD.  Tribunal releases Saddam video
In the video magistrates are questioning the former Iraqi dictator:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/13/iraq.main

Jul. 17
BAGHDAD. First charges against Saddam Hussein
The Iraqi Special Tribunal has brought its first charges against Saddam for crimes during his reign:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/17/saddam.charges


Jul. 21
    BAGHDAD.  In video, Saddam slams Iraqi proceeding

Aug. 23
    BAGHDAD.  Saddam Hussein drops legal team

Sep. 2
    BAGHDAD.  Saddam trial 'set for October'

Sep. 6
BAGHDAD. Talabani: Saddam confesses
Iraqi President: Saddam Hussein has confessed that he gave orders to execute thousands of Kurds in the 1980s:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/06/iraq.saddam.confess


Sep. 8
BAGHDAD. Lawyer denies Saddam confession
Saddam's chief lawyer has denied claims the ex-Iraqi president confessed to ordering mass killings


Sep. 19
    BAGHDAD.  Saddam nephew gets life sentence

Oct. 19
BAGHDAD. Hussein trial adjourned until November 28
The judge is granting the defense request for a delay, after Saddam entered a not guilty plea:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/19/saddam.trial


Oct. 26
    BAGHDAD.  Saddam lawyers suspend trial work

Oct. 27
    UN.  Probe: $1.8B diverted to Hussein regime

Nov. 2
    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.  UAE official: Hussein was open to exile

Nov. 8
    BAGHDAD.  Hussein co-defendant's lawyer killed
3 gunmen shot and killed Adil Muhammed al-Zubaidi as he was driving:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/08/iraq.main

Nov. 25
    BAGHDAD.  Witness in Saddam Hussein trial dead

Nov. 27
BAGHDAD. Clark to join Saddam defense
Saddam Hussein's attorneys will ask for permission to add former U.S. Attorney General to the courtroom defense team


Nov. 28
BAGHDAD. Hussein trial adjourned amid rancor
Saddam trial hears first witness. The chief judge adjourned proceedings until December 5 after defendants complained:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/28/saddam.hussein.trial


Dec. 4
BAGHDAD. Saddam trial judge to step down
One of the co-defendants may have been involved in the execution of the judge Rizgar Mohammed Amin's brother


Dec. 5
BAGHDAD. Witness at Hussein trial describes torture
The witness is describing the torture of man from a Shiite village in 1982: 'They broke all his body parts':
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/05/saddam.hussein.trial


Dec. 6
BAGHDAD. Saddam witness tells of abuse
A woman testified that she was beaten and mistreated by Iraqi intelligence officers more than 20 years ago:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/06/saddam.hussein.trial


Dec. 6
BAGHDAD. Saddam threatens to boycott trial
The former Iraqi leader has threatened to stay away from his own trial, over the 1982 killing of Shia Muslims in Dujail


Dec. 7
    BAGHDAD.  Hussein trial adjourns for 2 weeks
Hussein's chair sat empty at the front of the dock

Dec. 20
BAGHDAD. Hussein will be in court: Lawyers
Saddam Hussein is expected to attend his reconvened trial, even though he boycotted the last session


Dec. 21
BAGHDAD. Hussein says he was beaten in custody
Saddam Hussein charged that he has been beaten 'everywhere on my body' and has the marks to prove it:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/21/saddam.trial


Dec. 21
WASHINGTON. US dismisses Saddam torture claim
White House spokesman igorously rebuffed claims that Saddam has been beaten and tortured by the US


Dec. 22
BAGHDAD. Hussein: 'White House lies'
A testimony about brutal treatment was interrupted by tirades by deposed Iraqi leader and his half brother:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/22/saddam.trial



Coming Events:

Jan. 24
    BAGHDAD.  Hussein trial resumes


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Mikhail Sidorin
See links to more details at Saddam Hussein Timeline: http://www.mapreport.com/countries/saddam_hussein.html
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