Saddam Hussein

US Marines destroy Iraqi Tabuk 7.62 mm rifles in a fiery pit during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Autocrats, blinded by their egos and unchecked power, often plunge their nations into devastating conflicts, underestimating international response and overestimating their own invincibility, leading to their eventual downfall and the dire consequences for their countries.

Abu Ghraib’s grim tale shows how unchecked power can erode humanity, highlighting the need for transparency and accountability.

The Peshmerga, as the formidable military force of Iraqi Kurdistan, have a deep-rooted history marked by internal divisions and external conflicts, playing an essential role in shaping the political and security dynamics of the region.

Saddam Hussein deftly maneuvered through the Ba’ath party’s ranks to become president of Iraq and usher in his a brutal dictartorship.

The fierceness of the north campaign was such that in the first few days Task Force Viking members would earn over 50 Bronze Stars and nearly 10 Silver Stars.

The first Gulf War was a textbook conventional war, but it featured an array special-operations missions that helped secure victory.

Deep behind enemy lines, US and British Delta Force and SAS special operators hunted down Iraqi scud missiles during Operation Desert Storm.

Five systems designed to fight the Soviets first proved their combined might in the Middle East during Operation Desert Storm.

In the mid-summer of 1990, Saddam Hussein made a decision that changed the face of the Middle East and sealed the fate of Iraq and his own rule. In the early morning hours of August 2, 1990, Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait and in a lightning operation, quickly took over the country in just two days.  […]

In 1990 Saddam ordered his army to invade Kuwait and seize power. The U.S. and UN saw this as a violation of Kuwait’s sovereignty. In 1991, after a brief UN approval process, the U.S. and its coalition sprang into action. After a short engagement, they successfully stopped the Iraqi army and pushed them back across […]

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has released the results of a long investigation on the use of chemical weapons in Syria. It concluded that the Syrian air force used such weapons on attacks on its own people in 2017.  Although the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad has repeatedly denied this, the […]