Chemical Ali

English Etymology Ali Hassan al-Majid used chemical weapons on Kurdistan. Proper noun Chemical Ali Nickname for Ali Hassan al-Majid, politician, general and convicted war criminal of Baathist Iraq. en 2003-03-29 ABC News (United States) ABC News ‘Chemical Ali’ Feared to Use Chemical Weapons https://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=123735 Today that information is being scrutinized more than ever as U.S. forces approach Baghdad, and as "Chemical Ali" is believed to be one of the lynchpins of the defense of Iraq. All who know him fear he will do what he's done before and use chemical weapons. https://web.archive.org/web/20250516032449/https://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=123735 en 2007-04-26 w:CNN Chemical Ali's relatives shot https://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/26/iraq.main/index.html Gunmen killed the wife and daughter of the brother of the man known as Chemical Ali, a notorious lieutenant of Saddam Hussein, at the family's home in Tikrit on Thursday, police said. https://web.archive.org/web/20230609183440/https://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/26/iraq.main/index.html en 2010-01-25 w:The Guardian Iraq executes Chemical Ali https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jan/25/chemical-ali-execution-iraq-kurd Ali Hassan al-Majid, better known as Chemical Ali, was executed today for crimes against humanity in Iraq's highest profile execution since Saddam Hussein was hanged three years ago. https://web.archive.org/web/20250429134553/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jan/25/chemical-ali-execution-iraq-kurd Related terms en Comical Ali en Nicknames for individuals