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Army special operations veteran describes moment elite team captured Saddam Hussein: ‘Holy cow’
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA former US soldier who participated in the capture of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein shared new...
Dec. 13, 2003: A look back at the capture of Saddam Hussein
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNearly 20 years ago the world saw the fall of a dictator: On Dec. 13, 2003, U.S. forces captured...
U.S.-led Iraq war ushered in years of chaos and conflict
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBAGHDAD (Reuters) - The 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq was meant to topple a dictator who had...
How the West and Saddam Hussein lured each other into a sea of blood
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAt a distance of over 20 years, you would be hard pressed to find someone who still believes in...
On the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, these photos tell the story of the war
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSunday marks 20 years since American and coalition forces invaded Iraq on a mission to topple Saddam...
From the archives | Ruthless reach for power: Dictator has a long history of violence
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis story originally published on Aug. 3, 1990. It is being republished as part of the...
Lawyer: Saddam's relative has no role in IS killings in Iraq
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe late Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's great-nephew has no links with the Islamic State group but...
Kuwait executes 5 prisoners, including a man convicted in 2015 Islamic State-claimed mosque bombing
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoKuwait said Thursday it executed five prisoners, including an inmate convicted over the bombing of a...
One of only three authenticated Saddam Hussein uniforms in the U.S. is in Chehalis
The Chronicle, Centralia, Wash. via Yahoo News· 7 months agoNov. 15—During World War II, it was common for soldiers to take helmets and uniforms from their defeated enemies. By the late 20th century, taking war prizes was frowned upon and the U.S. military ...
Syria's Kurdish-led force hands over 2 IS militants suspected in 2014 mass killing of Iraqi troops
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 month agoSyria’s U.S.-backed Kurdish-led force has handed over to Baghdad two Islamic State group militants...