James Hickey (soldier)
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James B. Hickey is a retired U.S. Army colonel. In December 2003, he led Operation Red Dawn, the U.S. military effort that captured Saddam Hussein near Tikrit, Iraq.
Colonel James Hickey, explaining Operation Red Dawn to reporters near Tikrit, Iraq, December 2003.
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. Codenamed Operation Red Dawn, this military operation was named after the 1984 American film Red Dawn.
Samir, a 34-year-old Iraqi-American military interpreter who helped find Saddam and pull 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