Saddam Hussein statue destruction - Wikipedia
On April 9, 2003, during the US invasion of Iraq, a large statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad's Firdos Square was destroyed by Iraqi civilians and United States Marines. The event received global media coverage, wherein it came to symbolize the end of Saddam's rule in Iraq.
Firdos Square - Wikipedia
The square is infamous for the toppling of the statue of Saddam Hussein during the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. The image of the toppling was shown across the world and became a symbol of victory in Iraq.
This Happened — April 9: Saddam Hussein Statue Pulled Down
2024年4月9日 · The photos of the Saddam Hussein statue being toppled were iconic images of the fall of the regime of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein on this day in 2003. U.S. forces entered Baghdad and toppled a statue of Saddam Hussein in Firdos Square and the image of the statue falling became a powerful symbol of the end of Hussein's regime.
April 9, 2003: Saddam Hussein's statue falls - YouTube
2003年4月9日 · One of the most symbolic images from the Iraq war was when the U.S. military pulled down the statue of former president Saddam Hussein that stood in central ...
The Truth About Iconic 2003 Saddam Statue-Toppling
2011年1月3日 · What if the 2003 toppling of a large Saddam Hussein statue in central Baghdad, one of the most iconic and oft-repeated images of the Iraq invasion and ensuing war, wasn't what we thought?
The Toppling - The New Yorker
2011年1月2日 · After the marines arrived, a small group of Iraqis gathered around a statue of Saddam Hussein in the middle of the square and tried to bring it down with a sledgehammer and rope.
Baghdad falls to U.S. forces | April 9, 2003 - HISTORY
2019年4月4日 · On April 9, 2003, just three weeks into the invasion of Iraq, U.S. forces pull down a bronze statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad’s Firdos Square, symbolizing the end of the Iraqi...
BBC ON THIS DAY | 9 | 2003: Saddam statue topples with regime - BBC News
In the main square in Baghdad, a group of Iraqi men attempted to pull down a massive statue of Saddam Hussein in an unprecedented show of contempt for the Iraqi leader. The metal plaque at the...
BBC NEWS | Middle East | The day Saddam's statue fell
2004年4月9日 · Paul Wood was in Paradise Square when Iraq's most famous statue of Saddam Hussein came crashing down. He remembers what it was like and analyses the furious debate still raging over how the...
Then and Now: What Replaced the Toppled Saddam Statue?
2010年8月26日 · BAGHDAD | The toppling of a statue of Saddam Hussein, marking the fall of Baghdad to U.S.-led coalition forces, did not escape controversy when a U.S. Marine temporarily draped an American...