Saddam Hussein13 December 2003
Saddam Hussein is captured by US soldiers in a 6ft by 8ft hole
Iraq · Warfare / Gulf War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Saddam Hussein is captured by US soldiers in a 6ft by 8ft hole
Operation Red Dawn was launched after gaining actionable intelligence identifying two likely locations of Saddams whereabouts codenamed Objective Wolverine 1 and Wolverine 2, near the town of ad-Dawr.
Saddam Hussein was captured by the US Armys 4th Infantry Division and members of Task Force 121 during Operation Red Dawn.
The First Brigade Combat team of the 4th ID, in addition to Special Forces from Task Force 121 were assigned the mission to capture or kill Saddam Hussein.
Found hiding in a spider hole during Operation Red Dawn & captured
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