Apparently, the death of Uday and Qusay will not stop attacks on US soldiers, at least in the short run. One soldier was killed and seven wounded this morning when two vehicles were struck by a bomb while traveling on a road outside Mosul. In another attack about an hour and a half later, a soldier was killed when his convoy was hit by a bomb in Ar Ramadi. Another soldier and a contractor working with the American military were wounded. New York Times, “U.S. Reaffirms Identification of Hussein's 2 Dead Sons” July 23, 2003
More details on the attack on the building in Mosul where Saddam Hussein's sons, Uday and Qusay were killed: American troops first surrounded the property at 10 a.m. local time on Tuesday, the general said. He said they attempted to enter but were repelled by small-arms fire, which was believed to be from AK-47's fired by the suspects, who had barricaded themselves on the second-floor of the house. Four American soldiers were wounded in that initial foray, the general said.
During the next two hours, the Americans fired grenades and rockets at the structure and riddled it with 50-caliber machine-gun fire. At noon, the Americans tried again to enter the house but received rifle fire and withdrew, General Sanchez said. After pelting the suspects with more 50-caliber machine gun fire, the American commander of the operation called in a strike of 10 TOW anti-tank missiles fired from Humvees. The assault appeared to have killed three of the four suspects. The battle ended when soldiers stormed up the stairs to the second floor and shot the remaining suspect. New York Times, “U.S. Reaffirms Identification of Hussein's 2 Dead Sons” July 23, 2003
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