Betrayer of Ode and Qusai is under US protection; Saddam's grandson fought until the end, last to be killed
Iraq-USA, Politics, 7/24/2003

The US army yesterday reaffirmed that Qusai and Ode Saddam Hussein were killed in al-Musil operation on Tuesday, announcing that the source who Betrayer them is now under the protection of the occupation forces and he had received 15 million dollars as a reward.

American officials said Qusai's son, Mustafa, ( 14 year old) and one of Ode's guards, who is called Abdul Samad were also killed in the al-Musil operation. The US forces in Iraq did not confirm the identity of the other two killed persons who died with Saddam's two sons.

However, it was evident that Saddam's grandson was the last one to face the occupation forces during the attack carried out against the house of Sheikh Muhammad Nawaf al-Zeidan.

American soldiers who took part in the operation said that the three matured men were killed first when a missile was fired at the house. They added that while they were breaking into the house a teenager opened fire on them and they killed him.

The commander of the American forces in Iraq Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez confirmed this story implicitly in a press conference yesterday.

The American military spokesman col. Joe Anderson said that the person who gave the occupation forces the information about Ode and Qusai presence in al-Musil is "under the protection of the Americans and I will not tell you who is the source of information is." However, he indicated that the person had received a reward of 15 million dollars.

On the existence of Qusai and Ode in the house, a neighbor of Sheikh Muhammad Nawaf al-Zeidan -- the owner of the house the two sons were staying in, said that since the beginning of July, strange things started to take place in the house. Strange cars used to be seen, large amounts of food were requested and large electricity generators were bought," but nobody used to know that Saddam's two sons were at the house.

Previous Stories:
  Occupation forces kill Ode, Qusai Saddam Hussein   (7/23/2003)
  NBC: Bremer calls Iraq's reconstruction long-term process   (7/22/2003)
  US defense department creates new office to support Iraqi rebuilding   (7/21/2003)

Please add a link on your webiste pointing to ArabicNews.com and bookmark ArabicNews.com & subscribe to our daily email news bulletin.

Search