{"id":533735,"date":"2023-01-02T07:30:40","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T04:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/saddam-hussein-capture-described-by-special-operations-vet-kevin-holland\/"},"modified":"2023-01-02T07:30:40","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T04:30:40","slug":"saddam-hussein-capture-described-by-special-operations-vet-kevin-holland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/saddam-hussein-capture-described-by-special-operations-vet-kevin-holland\/","title":{"rendered":"#Saddam Hussein capture described by special operations vet Kevin Holland"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c462c9e01c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c462c9e01c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/saddam-hussein-capture-described-by-special-operations-vet-kevin-holland\/#%E2%80%9CSaddam_Hussein_capture_described_by_special_operations_vet_Kevin_Holland%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Saddam Hussein capture described by special operations vet Kevin Holland&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CSaddam_Hussein_capture_described_by_special_operations_vet_Kevin_Holland%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Saddam Hussein capture described by special operations vet Kevin Holland&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>A special operations veteran shared new details about his elite team\u2019s capture of Saddam Hussein in an interview nearly two decades after the secret mission. <\/p>\n<p>Retired Army Master <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Sergeant Kevin Holland said his Delta Force team told the former Iraqi president and dictator that \u201cPresident Bush sends his regards\u201d when they pulled him out of a hole where he\u2019d been hiding underground in 2003. <\/p>\n<p>Holland described the mission on a Dec. 7 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=i64bMjUIdO8\">episode of a podcast<\/a> hosted by a Navy seal veteran called \u201cDanger Close.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said his elite team received \u201chuman intel\u201d that led them to a hole in the ground in a small agricultural town in Iraq. <\/p>\n<p>The hole was covered with a layer of leaves and sand, and plugged with styrofoam to obscure its location. It had a small pipe sticking up to allow oxygen to flow, Holland said. <\/p>\n<p>He and his squadron uncovered and unplugged the hole and saw it was lined with bricks like someone was hiding in it. They threw a grenade into it and then heard a voice speaking Arabic that gradually grew louder. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen hands come out of the hole and a big bushy head of hair and then we grab him and jerk him out \u2014 and it [was] like \u2018well, that\u2019s him,&#8217;\u201d Holland said. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/holland-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Holland\" class=\"wp-image-25206366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/holland-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/holland-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/holland-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Holland described the mission on a Dec. 7 episode of a podcast hosted by a Navy seal veteran called \u201cDanger Close.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Youtube<\/a>\/ JackCarrUSA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Screen-Shot-2023-01-01-at-10.35.45-PM.png?w=1024\" alt=\"Retired Army Master General Sargent Kevin Holland\" class=\"wp-image-25206333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Screen-Shot-2023-01-01-at-10.35.45-PM.png 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Screen-Shot-2023-01-01-at-10.35.45-PM.png?w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The team received \u201chuman intel\u201d that led them to a hole in the ground in Iraq. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Youtube\/ JackCarrUSA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He said the moment was surreal added despite having gotten a tip that Hussein was taking cover in the hole.<\/p>\n<p>Holland recalled one of his fellow squad members who helped pull out the deposed Iraqi president saying \u201cHoly cow, it\u2019s him\u201d in shock. <\/p>\n<p>Hussein was armed with a Glock 18 so another Delta Force member \u2014 who Holland described only as \u201ca big Texan\u201d \u2014 \u201cnails him in the mouth\u201d to get the gun away, he said. He added that President Bush now has that gun.<\/p>\n<p>The dictator then tried to plead with the American team. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe just said he was the president of Iraq and he\u2019s ready to negotiate,\u201d Holland said. \u201cHe said that in English.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"939\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1227728549.jpg?w=939\" alt=\"Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein\" class=\"wp-image-25206318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1227728549.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1409 1408w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1227728549.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=939 939w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1227728549.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=470 469w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1227728549.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\"\/><figcaption>Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein\u2019s presidency was involved human rights abuse accusations, including  an estimated 250,000 murders. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">POOL\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-2874119.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Saddam Hussein\" class=\"wp-image-25206322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-2874119.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-2874119.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-2874119.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-2874119.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Hussein after his capture by US troops on Dec.  13, 2003 from an underground hole on a farm.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re like \u2018that time\u2019s passed, brother.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The highly-honored veteran said he could sense Hussein was evil from just his presence. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou could feel he was just an evil guy. He had this presence about him that was very unnerving,\u201d Holland said. <\/p>\n<p>Hussein\u2019s presidency was marred by numerous human rights abuse accusations, including  an estimated 250,000 murders. <\/p>\n<p>After his capture, he was transferred to the custody of the Iraqi interim government. He was tried and convicted by an Iraqi court of crimes against humanity for his involvement in a 1982 mass killing of Shia rebels.<\/p>\n<p>He was sentenced to death by hanging and executed on Dec. 30, 2006.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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