Iraq War prisoners of war

Saddam Hussein was an Iraqi politician and revolutionary who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 1979 until his overthrow in 2003 during the United States-led invasion of Iraq. He previously served as the vice president from 1968 to 1979 and also as the prime minister from 1979 to 1991 and later from 1994 to 2003. A leading member of the Ba'ath Party, he was a proponent of Ba'athism, a mix of Arab nationalism and Arab socialism. The policies and ideologies he championed are collectively known as Saddamism, a right-wing variant of Ba'athism.

Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa, formerly known by his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Julani, is a Syrian politician and former rebel commander who has served as the president of Syria since 2025. He previously served as the emir of Al-Nusra Front from 2012 to 2017, the emir of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) from 2017 to 2025, the de facto leader of the Syrian Salvation Government from 2017 to 2024, and was the de facto leader of Syria from December 2024 until his appointment as President in January 2025.

Iraqi Foreign Minister under Saddam Hussein (1936-2015)

Iraqi politician and military commander (1941–2010)

Iraqi politician (1938-2007)

Iraqi Mukhabarat leader (1951-2007)

Recipient of the Purple Heart medal

Prime Minister of Iraq (1938-2005)

Iraqi military officer (1957-2012)

Iraqi politician

leader of the Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq

Iraqi politician (1952–2015)

Iraqi politician (1924-2009)

Iraqi general

Iraqi Republican Guard General

Chief of staff of the Iraqi armed forces under Saddam Hussein (1956–2010)

Iraqi microbiologist

Iraqi military officer

Oil Minister in Iraq

Iraqi politician (1940/1941–2024)

Iraqi weapons expert

Finance Minister under the government of Saddam Hussein

former Iraqi minister

Iraqi military personnel

Hezbollah leader

politician

Iraqi intelligence officer