Details on the death's of Saddams sons?

[StealthMode]

Im sure their will be more information coming out soon about the "fierce" firefight that led to the death of Uday and Qusay, but does anyone think that it was just regular infantry involved, special forces or both? With the high priority of the targets, It would seem this would be handled with special forces? Anything else anyone can provide regarding the firefight and/or aftermath? Pictures?

[red5326]

Well i just heard it from the evening news about some detais on this raid. Col. David Hunt he said the 101st provided the perimeter outside and inside the building were delta, seal team 6, ranger, and also 160th night stalker.

[Seraphim]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030723/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq&cid=540&ncid=716


There was no report of any fighting between coalition troops and Iraqis. However, in the midst of the confusion, a U.S. soldier mistakenly shot a man and a girl who was about six. U.S. soldiers came upon the man as he was shooting his gun and returned fire, thinking they were under attack.


Odai, 39, and Qusai, 37, were run to ground in the house of a Saddam cousin in the north of Mosul, a town known for its pro-Saddam attitudes. Four coalition soldiers were wounded in the shootout, which left the palatial villa in ruins. Two other Iraqis, including a teenager were killed. The teen was thought to have been Qusai's son, Mustafa. The other man was believed to have been a bodyguard, U.S. officials said.



Also read that it was a 6hour fire fight and it was with the 101st. But there probably was some SOF involved.

http://www.msnbc.com/news/870749.asp?vts=072320030050&cp1=1


Army Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, the commander of allied military operations in Iraq, said at a news conference Tuesday night in Baghdad that four Iraqis were killed in a fierce six-hour gunbattle that broke out when U.S. troops arrived to search the house, which reportedly belonged to a cousin of Saddam.



Army Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, the commander of allied military operations in Iraq, said at a news conference Tuesday night in Baghdad that four Iraqis were killed in a fierce six-hour gunbattle that broke out when U.S. troops arrived to search the house, which reportedly belonged to a cousin of Saddam.



The New York Times, quoting Kurdish officials, said the two men were seen racing from a car into a house in Mosul, 280 miles north of Baghdad, about 9 a.m. (1 a.m. ET) and were filmed. The film was handed over to the U.S. military, which identified the men and surrounded the house with troops from the 101st Airborne Division, the Times said.