2003 World Events · Counterterror expansion and networked conflict
Capture of Saddam Hussein
U.S. forces captured Saddam Hussein near Tikrit after months of searching following the fall of Baghdad.
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What this is
A specific-event record selected from the protected World Events source ledger for cross-year research. It is not an exhaustive account of 2003.
Why it matters
It removed a central symbol of Baathist rule but did not end Iraq's insurgency.
What is established here
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What remains uncertain
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Record narrative
Source-bounded summary
U.S. forces captured Saddam Hussein near Tikrit after months of searching following the fall of Baghdad.
It removed a central symbol of Baathist rule but did not end Iraq's insurgency.
Structured fields
Record at a glance
- Stable record ID
- 2003-008
- Date or period
- 2003-12-13
- Type
- Military operation
- Focus
- Military / political
- Impact scope
- Global
- Priority
- 4 of 5
- Location label
- Tikrit, Iraq
- Coordinate precision
- City-level coordinate
- Actors named by the source record
- U.S. forces; Saddam Hussein; Iraqi authorities
- Verification state
- source-start-point; sensitive details require independent verification
Geographic context
A coordinate locator, not a surveyed event footprint
The submitted record supplies 34.5975, 43.6769 with the precision label “City-level coordinate.” Multi-location events, disputed borders, campaigns, and broad regions cannot be reduced to one point.
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This remains a starting-point record
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Citation and correction
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2IA — International Intelligence Archive. “Capture of Saddam Hussein.” World Events record 2003-008. Reviewed July 27, 2026. https://2ix.org/world-events/2003/2003-008/