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July 22, 2003
Four 'High Value' Iraqis Killed In Mosul Raid
WASHINGTON - Four Iraqis were killed in a U.S. raid Tuesday in northern Iraq against a suspected hideout of high-ranking members of Saddam Hussein's regime. U.S. officials said they were investigating whether two of Saddam's sons were among the dead.
The raid at a house in the northern city of Mosul sparked a shootout between members of the 101st Airborne Division and gunmen holed up inside the compound, which later burned to the ground, officials said.
The identities of the dead were not certain, said one official, speaking on the condition of anonymity. But officials said they were trying to determine whether Saddam's elder sons, Odai and Qusai, were among the dead.
Both were below only Saddam in importance in the regime, officials have said.
The house belonged to a cousin of Saddam who was a key tribal leader in the region. Mosul residents said the American soldiers were looking for Odai and Qusai but Pentagon officials said they could not confirm that.
The United States has offered a $25 million bounty and $15 million for each of his sons, who were also top leaders in their father's regime.
(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
