http://www.almotamar.net صحيفة إلكترونية يومية تصدر عن حزب المؤتمر الشعبي العام (اليمن) http://www.almotamar.net/1443.htm 2006-11-06 The death sentence awarded to former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein Sunday led to reactions in the country, mostly split on religious and ethnic lines, bringing fears of a prolonged period of turmoil. While the majority Shiite Muslims and minority ethnic Kurds, long sufferers of the deposed leader's persecution measures, celebrated the verdict, Sunni Muslims, who were his ardent supporters and participants in the regime, were disturbed and were protesting, albeit in a subdued manner.