Tariq Aziz was hospitalized at a U.S. military hospital Sunday after falling ill in Afghanistan . He was taken to the hospital Thursday , though no details of his ailment were released . He was taken to the hospital Thursday , though no details of his ailment were released . He served as deputy PM from 1981 to 2003 and as foreign minister for part of that time . He was sentenced to 15 years in connection with the 1992 executions of 42 merchants .
Tariq Aziz was hospitalized at a U.S. military hospital Sunday after falling ill in Afghanistan . He was taken to the hospital Thursday , though no details of his ailment were released . He served as deputy PM from 1981 to 2003 and as foreign minister for part of that time . He was sentenced to 15 years in connection with the 1992 executions of 42 merchants .