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Four Key Saddam Allies Killed in Firefight
U.S. soldiers stormed a house in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul Tuesday, killing four key allies of Saddam Hussein who were hiding inside, Fox News has learned. The house, a large villa, belonged to Saddamâs cousin, and it was burned to the ground after a loud, four-hour gunbattle.Goody. Residents of the city, 280 miles north of Baghdad, said the American soldiers were searching for Saddamâs sons, Qusai and Udai, who have been reported in the area. "Individuals of very high interest to the coalition forces were hiding out in the building," Lt. Col. William Bishop of the 101st Airborne Division told Reuters. Names, please? No? OK, weâll wait. "This morning we went to the building and surrounded it." Bishop said one Iraqi had been killed and five wounded in the battle. Hope theyâre very painful wounds. Reuters reported that several "high-interest personalities" had been detained. The military, reporting communications problems, said it had no information on the incident. The old "my radio is breaking up" ploy. Hope they are very high interest people. According to the Reuters report, U.S. soldiers were fired at by people inside the house as they approached, and the Americans called in helicopters and an unmanned vehicle for assistance before storming the house. "Send in the Killbot!" Posted by: Steve & Kalle (kafir forever) 2003-07-22 |
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