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On April 9, 2003, during the US invasion of Iraq, a large statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad's Firdos Square was destroyed by Iraqi civilians and United States Marines.
Apr 8, 2022 · The toppling of Saddam Hussein 's statue in Baghdad's Firdos Square on April 9, 2003, became a symbol of the Iraq war that haunts many until this day. Saturday marks the 19th anniversary of the destruction of the statue by US forces who had arrived in the capital after a month-long advance across Iraqi territory.
Jan 3, 2011 · What if the 2003 toppling of a large Saddam Hussein statue in central Baghdad, one of the most iconic and oft-repeated images of the Iraq invasion and ensuing war, wasn't what we thought?
Statue of Saddam Hussein. The infamous toppling of Saddam Hussein ’s statue in Firdos Square in Baghdad shortly after the invasion of Iraq in 2003. In April 2002, a 12-metre (39 ft) statue, designed by Iraqi sculptor, Khalid Ezzat, was erected in honor of Saddam Hussein 's 65th birthday. [5]
Apr 9, 2013 · The toppling of Saddam Hussein's statue in Baghdad was one of the most symbolic moments of the Iraq War; ten years later, two men reveal the inside story
Apr 9, 2003 · BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. Marines toppled a huge statue of Saddam Hussein in the heart of Baghdad Wednesday as Iraqis celebrated the humiliating collapse of his 24-year rule.
Jan 2, 2011 · After the marines arrived, a small group of Iraqis gathered around a statue of Saddam Hussein in the middle of the square and tried to bring it down with a sledgehammer and rope.
Apr 9, 2003 · BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraqis danced and waved the country's pre-1991 flag in central Baghdad's Firdos Square after a U.S. Marine armored recovery vehicle helped topple the square's huge statue...
Apr 8, 2023 · The 12-meter (39-foot) statue of the Iraqi dictator extending his right hand had been erected just a year earlier to celebrate his 65th birthday.
There were scenes of jubilation as the towering statue of Saddam Hussein was pulled down and shown around the world on 9 April, 2003. It symbolised the end of Saddam's 24-year reign.
