He said the court also upheld the death sentences against two other accused, Sultan Hashim, Saddam's former defence minister, and Hussein Rashid, the former deputy commander of operations for the Iraqi military.Anfal massacre
The Anfal military campaign against Kurds in 1988 killed an estimated 100,000 people.
Al-Majid, once among the most powerful and feared men in Iraq, ordered the use of mustard gas and nerve agents against the Kurds, who had allegedly collaborated with the Iranians during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war.
Al-Majid is currently facing trial for his role in crushing a Shia rebellion in southern Iraq in the aftermath of the 1991 Gulf War.
Prosecutors have said he can be executed before the latest trial is completed.
Sentences to life in jail were upheld against Farhan Mutlaq Saleh, the former deputy director of operations for the armed forces, and Sabir al-Douri, former director of military intelligence, Munir Hadad, the appellate court judge, said.
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