[JURIST] Ali Mussa Daqduq, a former detainee of the US with ties to Hezbollah [JURIST news archive], was cleared of all charges in an Iraqi court, his lawyer said [Reuters report] Monday. The US handed Daqduq over to Iraqi authorities [JURIST report] in December as part of the end of the Iraq War [JURIST backgrounder]. US President Barack Obama considered trying Daqduq on US soil [JURIST report] but was unable to come to an agreement with Iraqi officials. Since no...

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