Dramatic Mosul raid hailed as turning point in Iraq war
In Mosul's al Falah district soldiers stormed a house linked to Baath Party members after a tip tied Odai and Qusai to the site. Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez called the operation a turning point while President Bush said it showed Saddam's regime was finished.
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Mosul Raid Ends with U.S. Strike on Saddam Sons
U S forces used C 4 and heavy weapons in a three floor villa siege near Mosul. Delta troops faced Kalashnikov fire but pulled back as 101st air assault troops pounded the building with TOW missiles and rocket fire. After a lengthy assault, U S commanders reported Saddam Hussein’s sons Mustafa Odai and Qusai dead, with casualty and civilian evacuation ongoing as reinforcements arrived. Public safety devices and debris were recovered, while local residents watched amid a tense standoff.
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Two Americans killed as senior Iraqi official captured
U S troops seize a top Republican Guard official in Iraq while two U S soldiers die in separate attacks near Mosul and Ramadi. Odai and Qusai Hussein were killed in a Mosul raid, provoking mixed reactions in Baghdad. A taped call to uprising circulates as Washington plans rotational troop withdrawals.
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