A cousin of the late Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein has been sentenced to death by an Iraqi court for the mass murder of Kurds in 1988.
Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as "Chemical Ali" for using poison gas in the Anfal campaign, was convicted of genocide.
About 180,000 Kurd civilians died in the campaign, prosecutors say.
Two fellow defendants were also sentenced to death, two others received prison sentences and a fifth had charges dropped for lack of proof.
Saddam had also been on trial for the Anfal campaign when he was executed in December 2006 for other crimes.
According to Sunday's verdicts:
Ali Hassan al-Majid ("Chemical Ali"), ex-Baath leader in northern Iraq, was sentenced to death for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity
Sultan Hashim Ahmed, former defence minister, was sentenced to death by hanging for war crimes and crimes against humanity
Hussein Rashid al-Tikriti, ex-Republican Guard head, was sentenced to death for war crimes and crimes against humanity
Farhan al-Jibouri, ex-military commander, was sentenced to life in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity
Saber Abdul Aziz, ex-intelligence chief, was sentenced to life in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity
Taher Muhammad al-Ani, ex-governor of Nineveh province was cleared of war crimes and crimes against humanity for lack of evidence
Majid stood in silence as his death sentence was pronounced. Others shouted they were innocent on hearing their verdicts.
It was not clear if any of the defendants planned to appeal.
Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as "Chemical Ali" for using poison gas in the Anfal campaign, was convicted of genocide.
About 180,000 Kurd civilians died in the campaign, prosecutors say.
Two fellow defendants were also sentenced to death, two others received prison sentences and a fifth had charges dropped for lack of proof.
Saddam had also been on trial for the Anfal campaign when he was executed in December 2006 for other crimes.
According to Sunday's verdicts:
Ali Hassan al-Majid ("Chemical Ali"), ex-Baath leader in northern Iraq, was sentenced to death for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity
Sultan Hashim Ahmed, former defence minister, was sentenced to death by hanging for war crimes and crimes against humanity
Hussein Rashid al-Tikriti, ex-Republican Guard head, was sentenced to death for war crimes and crimes against humanity
Farhan al-Jibouri, ex-military commander, was sentenced to life in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity
Saber Abdul Aziz, ex-intelligence chief, was sentenced to life in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity
Taher Muhammad al-Ani, ex-governor of Nineveh province was cleared of war crimes and crimes against humanity for lack of evidence
Majid stood in silence as his death sentence was pronounced. Others shouted they were innocent on hearing their verdicts.
It was not clear if any of the defendants planned to appeal.
BBC News
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