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Saddam Hussein, the deposed president of Iraq, was captured by the United States military in the town of Ad-Dawr, Iraq on 13 December 2003. Codenamed Operation Red Dawn , this military operation was named after the 1984 American film Red Dawn .
- 13 December 2003; 19 years ago
Jul 21, 2010 · On December 13, 2003, former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was found hiding in a hole near his hometown of Tikrit by U.S. soldiers. He had been on the run since March 20, 2003, when the U.S. invaded Iraq to oust him and his regime. He was executed on December 30, 2006.
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Nov 8, 2018 · American soldiers in the 4th Infantry Division stand over the opening of the 'spider hole' where Saddam Hussein was captured in Ad Dawr, Iraq in 2003. After coalition forces invaded Iraq in...
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Dec 3, 2023 · Updated February 27, 2024. Beginning in March 2003, U.S. troops carried out a dozen missions in an effort to locate Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein — but nine months passed before they finally found him hiding in a tiny hole near a rural farmhouse.
- Austin Harvey
Dec 6, 2013 · Ten years ago this week, the US Army captured Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein alive. The story of how he was located and captured is an intelligence success story.
Dec 15, 2003 · BBC News Online looks at how the former Iraqi leader was tracked down and captured at a farmhouse near Tikrit.
Dec 16, 2003 · After the gilded palaces and the tyrant's life of luxury, it came down to this for Saddam Hussein: a final hiding place beneath a scrappy peasant farmer's courtyard that was as small and dark...
