Dana Smillie

themes: aftermath

Ironically, the spot where Saddam Hussein swam across the Tigris escaping an assasination attempt in 1959 (he went on to Tikrit then to Syria) is a short distance from the farmhouse where a 13 December 2003 raid resulted in his capture by coalition forces.
Adwar, Iraq

Ironically, the spot where Saddam Hussein swam across the Tigris escaping an assasination attempt in 1959 (he went on to Tikrit then to Syria) is a short distance from the farmhouse where a 13 December 2003 raid resulted in his capture by coalition forces.