Saddam Hussein has ended an 11-day hunger strike for "health reasons", his chief lawyer has said.
The former Iraqi president and his co-defendants said they had stopped eating in protest at their treatment by the court where they are being tried.
They are charged with the killing of 148 people in Dujail after a failed assassination attempt against Saddam.
Khalil al-Dulaimi said his client had lost four or five kilograms (about 10 pounds), but his morale is high.
The trial of Saddam and seven others has been plagued by problems - slow progress, procedural adjournments, boycotts by the defendants and lawyers, the resignation of the chief judge and the killing of defence lawyers.
The former Iraqi leader announced on 14 February that he and his co-defendants were on hunger strike.
The trial is due to resume on 28 February.
(BBC)
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