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Saddam Hussein captured... Iraq...
Saddam Hussein captured... Iraq...
Item # 718613
December 14, 2003
DAYTON DAILY NEWS, EXTRA !, Ohio, December 14, 2003
* Saddam Hussein capture
* 5th President of Iraq
* Great issue for display
Here is a very displayable issue on the capture of Saddam Hussein. The front page features a large photo of a captured Hussein with a two line banner headline: "'WE GOT HIM'; SADDAM HUSSEIN CAPTURED" with some subheads. (see) The entire 8 page extra is taken up with text and photos on the life and final capture of Hussein.
This complete issue with 6 pages and is in nice condition and is a great item for display.
AI notes: On December 13, 2003, former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was captured by U.S. forces during Operation Red Dawn, a mission conducted near the town of Ad-Dawr, close to his hometown of Tikrit. After months in hiding following the fall of Baghdad earlier that year, Saddam was found concealed in a narrow underground bunker—often described as a "spider hole"—camouflaged in a rural farmhouse compound. The operation involved elements of the U.S. 4th Infantry Division and Special Operations Forces, who had been narrowing their search based on intelligence gathered from captured loyalists. When discovered, Saddam was disheveled, sporting a thick beard and appearing unarmed, and he surrendered without resistance. His capture marked a significant turning point in the Iraq War, symbolizing the fall of the Ba'athist regime, though insurgency and instability in Iraq continued for years. He was later tried by the Iraqi Special Tribunal for crimes against humanity, found guilty in 2006, and executed by hanging on December 30 of that year.
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