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Revue de Presse-Press Review-Berhevoka Çapê-Rivista Stampa-Dentro
de la Prensa-Basm Özeti
Udayand Qusay diein
firefight with U.s. troops
'p • d h on confirming the other two bodies.
air cornere -n, ouse One is believed to be Mustapha, a teenage
son of Q!1say,and the other a bodyguard
who always travels with Uday.
I
. th' I .. In Washington, the White House
,ID' ,nor ern ragl city spokesman, Scott McClellan, said he
could not confirm that Saddam's sons
bad been killed at the house. He said
By Neil MacFarqubar
, '
'Kurdish dfflcials. The film was quickly
handed over to the American military,
President George W. Bush was aware of
the rel?orts an~ aware of "the military
,BAGHDAD: The two sons of Saddam who identified the men and surroun- operation which took place earlier
, Hussein wanted. by allied forces, Uday
and Qusay, were killed Tuesday in a
ded the house with troops
'IOIst Airborne.
from the today."
The deaths represent the elimina-
, long firelight with American troops in ,'The people inside responded by tion of the two most sought after memthe
northern Iraqi city of Mosul, the opening fire on the troops. U.S. forces bers of the regime after Saddam Hus-
United States military said Tuesday. retaliated, and the boom of high-sein himself. Q!1sayand Uday followed
Lieutenant 'General Ricardo Sal}- powered weaponry shattered the calm their father at No. 2 and No. 3 on the
chez, commander of allied forces in of the area for three hours, said the American military's most-wanted list
Iraq, announced the deaths after a'" Kurdish officials, including one eye- of 55members of Saddam's regime.
nearly three-hour attack by American witness. "This will prove to the Iraqi people
soldiers destroyed a house in which the
two had sought to hide.
Four bodies were found in the house,
completely shattered by the assault,
that at least these two members of the
' regime will not be coming back to
"We're certain that Uday and Q!1say which included attacks by at least one ' power, which is what we've said over
were killed today," General Sanchez helicopter gunship. Two men were ar- and over again," said Sanchez.
said. "We, used multiple sources to rested, the sources said. Before Tuesday, American forces
identify the individuals." '''They died' in a fierce gun battle," had announced the capture of34 Iraqis
The two men were seen leaving a car Sanchez saki "They resisted the deten- ,on the most-wanted list. Saddam still
and racing into a house in the eastern tion and the efforts of the coalition force remains at large, and American offipart
of the city around 9 a.m. and were to go in and apprehend them. And they cials say he may be hiding out in Iraq.
filmed. ,accordin~ to an account by were killed in the ensuing gunfight." Q!1say was listed as the ace of clubs
,The U.S.military said it w~ w,orking , ~I!dUciaythe ace ofhearts in the pack of
(blsay, left, and DOOyHussein were widely feared in Iraq and the most-wanted members of the rMme besides th. e...L
, ' _". en laUler.
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