The United States launched an international war on terrorism in response to the September 11, 2001, terror attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. As a result, young people are bombarded with images of Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden, battles taking place in Iraq and Afghanistan, and prisoners of war held in Guantanamo Bay. Using related images set in a magazine-like design, this series examines a number of developing events related to the war on terrorism, reflecting the latest, most up-to-date information available. With lively, straightforward writing and dramatic images from the front, these books offer a gripping narrative to complement and enhance today's headlines. The news photos showed a bearded, older man who was removed from a Spider hole somewhere in Iraq. The capture made headlines around the world. This timely book provides journalistic insight and up-to-the-moment breaking news of the riveting story behind the hunt and capture of the former Iraqi dictator. It leads off with a discussion of the political situation in Iraq and the many ethnicities that exist in the war-torn country, and Saddam's rise to power. Using newsworthy photographs, maps, and cartoons, this riveting account then details how the top-secret US Infantry and top-secret Task Force 121 were able to pinpoint the location where Saddam was ultimately apprehended.