30 Facts About the Rise and Fall of Saddam Hussein, the Butcher of Baghdad

30 Facts About the Rise and Fall of Saddam Hussein, the Butcher of Baghdad

Trista - December 25, 2018

30 Facts About the Rise and Fall of Saddam Hussein, the Butcher of Baghdad
Iraqi-American, Samir, 34, pinning deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein to the ground during his capture in Tikrit, on Saturday, December 13, 2003. US Army Photo/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain.

11. Hussein Was Found in December 2003

Eight months after the first invasion of Iraq, a group of American soldiers found him hiding in a bunker near a farmhouse just outside of his hometown of Tikrit. His beard was overgrown, so they forced him to shave so that they could verify his identity.

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