pictures of saddam hussein capture pictures

He was held responsible for the murder of 148 Iraqi Shi’ites in 1982, in retaliation to an assassination attempt against him. On DecemSaddam was captured by the US troops and was subsequently executed on Decemafter being convicted of crimes against humanity by the Iraq Special Tribunal. (AP photo) BAGHDAD, Iraq - The Pentagon released graphic photographs of the slain sons of Saddam Hussein yesterday evening in an effort to convince skeptical Iraqis that they were indeed dead. Video image of captured former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein displayed at a news conference in Baghdad Sunday, Dec. In 2003, a coalition led by the US invaded Iraq and former US President George Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair accused Saddam of possessing weapons of mass destruction and having ties with al-Qaeda. He maintained his power even during the Iraq-Iraq war and the Gulf war.

He was the de facto leader of Iraq for few years but formally came into power in 1979 while leading the Arab Socialist Ba’ath Party. Saddam played a key role in the 1968 coup under the ailing General Ahmad Hassan al-Bakr.

People in Iraq celebrate outside the headquarters of the old Al Baath party in. Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti (1937 – 2006) was the fifth President of Iraq who served from 1979 - 2003, he was widely condemned for the brutality of his dictatorship. He was captured in the Tikrit area of northern Iraq.

Pictures of saddam hussein capture pictures