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August 2nd marks the 35th anniversary of Saddam Hussein’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait, and therefore the beginning of Operation ...
Mosul, Iraqa rising number of Iraqi's are turning to solar energy to keep their electricity running.:: This EarthIraq has struggled to provide its citizens with energy since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion ...
Yes, Saddam’s Fedayeen, Arabic for “Men of Sacrifice,” wore enormous Darth Vader helmets. Their commander, Hussein’s son Uday ...
As the 20th anniversary of the start of the Iraq War approaches, Peter Bergen speaks to retired FBI agent George Piro about his interrogation of Saddam Hussein and the aftershocks of the US ...
Saddam Hussein was an inept dictator during his final years in charge, thought 9/11 would bring Iraq and America closer together and took partial blame for his eventual fall from power after the 20… ...
Within days of taking power, Saddam Hussein summoned about 400 top officials and announced he had uncovered a plot against the ruling party. The conspirators, he said, were in that very room.
On the 20th anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq, Peter Bergen reflects on whether – knowing what we now know – toppling Saddam Hussein was worth it. It’s not so black and white, he says.
Last Wednesday, the U.S. command thought it had Saddam Hussein in its crosshairs and tried to kill him with a massive air strike in the opening salvo of the war. But by Saturday, Commanding ...
The last time Donald Rumsfeld saw Saddam Hussein, he gave him a cordial handshake. The date was almost 20 years ago, Dec. 20, 1983; an official Iraqi television crew recorded the historic moment.
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Dec. 14, 2003 — -- Deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein has been captured near his home town of Tikrit, the U.S. military has confirmed. Saddam, who ruled Iraq for 23 years ...
Deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein began his long-awaited trial Wednesday for crimes against humanity. Alex Chadwick talks with Christian Science Monitor correspondent Dan Murphy, reporting ...