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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. The event received global media coverage, wherein it came to symbolize the end of Saddam's rule in Iraq.
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?
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.
Jan 3, 2011 · The toppling of Saddam's statue turned out to be emblematic of primarily one thing: the fact that American troops had taken the center of Baghdad.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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Apr 9, 2023 · BAGHDAD (AP) — Of his countless stories of his life as a hairdresser in Iraq, the one Qaiss al-Sharaa most enjoys retelling is about the day April 9, 2003, when he watched Iraqis and American Marines pull down the statue of Saddam Hussein in front of his salon in Baghdad’s Firdos Square.
