Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was captured 14 years ago
Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was captured by US forces on December 13, 2003, after spending nine months on the run. The US in March 2003 led an invasion force into Iraq to topple Saddam's government, which had controlled the country for more than 20 years. He was executed on December 30, 2006, at a joint Iraqi-American military base.