Red Cross pays visit to Saddam

But the IRCR declined to give details about Saddam's state of health, following reports of several problems.

"The ICRC discussed (Saddam's) state of health with the detaining party while underlining the right of every prisoner to medical supervision in accordance with the Geneva conventions," spokesman Mwein Kais told AFP in Amman.

It is the fifth visit by the ICRC to Saddam since his capture by US forces in December last year, but Kais declined to say exactly when it took place.