Tuesday, July 22, 2003 Did Something Important Happen?
US soldiers have seized key allies of Saddam Hussein in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, a US officer says.
There are rumours that Saddam's sons Qusay and Uday have been hiding in the city, but it has neither been confirmed nor denied that they are now in US custody.
The prisoners, described as of "very high interest" to the Coalition, were captured in a raid on a house during which one Iraqi was killed and five injured.
Lieutenant Colonel William Bishop, of the 101st Airborne Division, said at the scene: "This morning we went to the building and surrounded it, and detained several of these high-interest personalities."
Witnesses say US soldiers were fired at as they approached the house and called in helicopter support before storming it.
The house, a large villa, was badly damaged, and its roof caved in after it was apparently hit by a missile. Sky News, Last Updated: 14:34 UK, Tuesday July 22, 2003 -- posted by Chuck at Tuesday, July 22, 2003 | E-mail | Permalink | Main |
0 comments
|