The War and Treaty singer opens up to PEOPLE about how the Army "overshadows the purity" of his musical journey

The United States of America has maintained some degree of military presence ever since March 19, 2003, when the Iraq War, aka Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), kicked off in order to overthrow then-strongman Saddam Hussein.

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Today, we salute Army Veteran Michael Trotter Jr. While deployed in Iraq, he came upon a piano while encamped in one of Saddam Hussein’s private palaces. He was

Here’s a look at the life of the late former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. Personal:Birth date: April 28, 1937 Death date: December 30, 2006 Birth place: Tikrit, Iraq Birth name: Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti Father: Hussein Abid al-Majid Mother: Subha Tulfah al-Musallat Marriages: Nidal al-Hamdani (1990-December 30,

The Marion Police Chief is retiring this year after five years with the department. Police Chief Mike Kitsmiller has spent almost 40 years in law enforcement. Before coming to Marion, he spent 20 years with the FBI where he was part of the team that put war crimes together against Saddam Hussein.

Iraq's population reached 46.11 million, according to the final results of the population census conducted last November.

The Hoover Institution acquired the Conflict Records Research Center (CRRC), which contains critical digitized documents from Saddam Hussein’s regime, the Ba'th party, and al-Qaeda, providing valuable resources for academic research.

The third bill aimed to return lands confiscated from the Kurds under the rule of Saddam Hussein, which some fear could lead to the displacement of Arab residents. Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court decided on Tuesday to revoke its previous judicial injunction ...

husband to Raghad Hussein, led Iraq’s nuclear, chemical and biological weapons program and his brother, Colonel Saddam Kamel, husband to Rana Hussein, was in charge of the presidential security ...

PARIS — The last time Washington ignored Dominique de Villepin, the result was a $1.8 trillion war in Iraq that cost the lives of 4,500 U.S. soldiers and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis over nearly nine years, sapping America’s prestige and plunging the Middle East into turmoil.

Sons-in-law General Hussein Kamel, husband to Raghad Hussein, led Iraq’s nuclear, chemical and biological weapons program and his brother, Colonel Saddam Kamel, husband to Rana Hussein, was in charge of the presidential security forces. Eldest son Uday ...