Capture of Saddam Hussein
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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 Operati
Samir, a 34-year-old Iraqi-American military interpreter, who helped find Saddam and pulled him from his hideaway in December 2003
Afghan president Hamid Karzai welcomed the news.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard urged the trial of Saddam.
Saddam shortly after his capture
Task Force 121
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Task Force 121 was a United States Department of Defense special operations task force.
Capture of Saddam Hussein
…military operation to capture him was codenamed Operation Red Dawn, after the 1984 American film Red Dawn. The mission was executed by joint operations Task Force 121—an elite and covert joint special operations team, supported by the 1st Brigade Combat Team (led by Colonel James Hickey) of the 4th Infantry Division…
House of Uday and Qusay Hussein in Mosul, Iraq destroyed by members of Task Force 121 in July 2003