Iraq to pay for US abuse claims vs Saddam regime
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Iraq has signed a deal with the United States to settle claims from Americans who say they were mistreated by Saddam Hussein's regime during the 1990-91 Gulf conflict, officials said Saturday. Scores of Americans were captured by Iraq in 1990 and used as human shields to deter allied air strikes. Some have alleged that they were tortured by Saddam's regime.
The payout - to total $400 million according to a Christian Science Monitor report - was intended to safeguard Iraqi funds abroad and help lift UN sanctions imposed during the rule of Saddam, toppled by the US-led invasion in 2003. (Reuters)
