The trial of Iraq's toppled leader Saddam Hussein and six of his
co-defendants resumed in a Baghdad court on Monday after a four-day break.
Saddam and his aides are facing genocide charges for killing tens of
thousands of Iraqi Kurds in 1988.
The eighth session of Saddam's trial resumed Monday morning and was almost an
hour and a half late for unknown reasons.
Saddam's cousin Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as "Chemical Ali," and five former
commanders face charges of genocide for their role in Anfal, which the chief
prosecutor said left 182,000 people dead or missing.
Saddam, who is awaiting a possible death sentence verdict for a separate case
involving killing of some 148 Shiites.
All the main charges in Anfal carry death penalty.
