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  1. On This Day: July 8, 1982 - Assassination Attempt Against Saddam Hussein Took Place in Dujail

    On This Day: July 8, 1982 - Assassination Attempt Against Saddam Hussein Took Place in Dujail

    On this day July 8, 1982, an assassination attempt was carried out against Iraqi president Saddam Hussein in the town of Dujail, north of Baghdad. The attack occurred as Hussein’s convoy passed through the predominantly Shiite area, where members of the Islamic Dawa Party opened fire in a failed...
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    • 1982 events 80s politics assassination attempt dujail government repression iraq middle east history saddam hussein
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