Video: 'Saddam Hussein Regime collapses in Iraq, April 2003'

(Wednesday, April 9, 2003, 6:49 p.m. Arabia Standard Time; during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, part of the Iraq War, the Iraq conflict and the War on terror) — Jubilant Iraqis celebrated the collapse of Saddam Hussein’s regime today, beheading a toppled 20-foot-tall statue of Saddam in Baghdad’s Firdos Square shortly after the capture of the city. Continue reading Jubilant Iraqis celebrate collapse of Saddam Hussein’s regime, beheading a toppled statue of their longtime ruler in downtown Baghdad 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 9 2003) →