Contemporary era · 2003
Capture of Saddam Hussein
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. The military operation to capture him was codenamed Operation Red Dawn, after the 1984 American film Red Dawn.
- When
- 13 Dec 2003
- Where
- Ad-Dawr
- Era
- Contemporary
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