Ghafour Hassan Abdullah, a Kurdish villager, testified yesterday in Saddam Hussein's trial that he left behind his mother and two sisters as he evaded a 1988 attack by Saddam Hussein's forces.
It was only some years later, that he said that he found their identity cards in a mass grave.
Ghafour Hassan Abdullah said:
"At night, I heard the screaming of women and children."
He then went on to exclaim:
"Congratulations! You are in a cage, Saddam."
Saddam claims that the crackdown was directed against Kurdish guerrillas who were allied with Iran.
Abdullah is demanding compensation for the loss of his family.
Saddam accused Kurdish witnesses of creating ethnic divisions, by alleging chemical attacks and mass arrests in their villages during the Anfal crackdown.
The trial continues.
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