Complex sentence: Saddam Hussein claimed that Aflaq had converted to Islam prior to his death--according to nameless Western diplomats, that claim was later disputed by nameless members of Aflaq's own family-although Aflaq's son Iyad confirmed that his father thought about conversion already in 1980.
Split into simpler sentences: Saddam Hussein claimed that Aflaq had converted to Islam prior to his death--according to nameless Western diplomats. This claim was later disputed by nameless members of Aflaq's own family-although Aflaq's son Iyad confirmed that his father thought about conversion already in 1980.