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Abdullah Kadhem Ruaid

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Abdullah Kadhem Ruaid (Arabic: عبد الله كاظم رويد;1 January 1925 — 2 January 2011) was a former Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party official[1] in the Dujail region of Iraq and the father of Mizher Abdullah Roweed Al-Musheikhi. He was arrested in 2005 by A/1-128 of the Wisconsin Army National Guard.[2] Ruaid was convicted of involvement in the killings of 148 Shia Muslims during the Al-Dujail trial of Saddam Hussein, and sentenced to 15 years in prison for aiding and abetting crimes against humanity.[3][4]

Ruaid died in prison at the age of 86 on January 2, 2011, ten years before the end of his sentence.[5]

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  1. ^ Kelly, Michael J. (2008-10-30). Ghosts of Halabja: Saddam Hussein and the Kurdish Genocide: Saddam Hussein and the Kurdish Genocide. Abc-Clio. ISBN 9780313083785.
  2. ^ "TRIAL : Profiles". Archived from the original on 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
  3. ^ "Saddam trial: Verdicts in detail". BBC News. 5 November 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  4. ^ Bhuta, Nehal. "Fatal Errors: The Trial and Appeal Judgments in the Dujail Case". Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  5. ^ "The National, National and Islamic Front mourns Sheikh Abdullah Kazem Ruwaid Al-Mashaikhi". Dhi Qar Network. Archived from the original on June 9, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2020.