His execution triggered international outrage after leaked video footage revealed that he was taunted by guards who chanted Shia Muslim slogans as the noose was placed around his neck on the gallows.

• 然而，被泄露的视频片段显示，萨达姆遭到警卫的羞辱，当他被被套上绞索时，看守他的警卫高唱什叶派穆斯林的口号。这使得对他的处决引发了国际社会的震惊。