just off the newswires, peoples:
US says Saddam holed up in Tikrit (6/9/3)
Deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was probably hiding in or
around his hometown of Tikrit, a commander of American troops in Iraq
said.
Major General Ray Odierno said troops from the 4th Infantry Division
had captured several of Saddam's former bodyguards in the past month.
"If he makes a mistake, we'll have him," Odierno said.
Odierno is in charge of about 20,000 soldiers and a sector of Iraq
from north of Baghdad to Kirkuk and east to the Iranian border. It is
one of the most problematic for American forces trying to stabilise
security in the face of increasingly violent attacks that officials
suspect could be the work of Saddam's Sunni and Baath Party loyalists.
There is still a $US25 million ($A39.03 million) reward on Saddam's
head, and tips on his whereabouts have increased since his sons Uday
and Qusay were killed in a shootout with American forces.
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