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U.S. Army convinced Hussein is near home
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U.S. Army convinced Hussein is near home
Military conducting extraordinary manhunt
By DEXTER FILKINS New York Times
Tuesday, August 5, 2003
Tikrit, Iraq -- Saddam Hussein has come home.
That, at least, is the conviction of the American soldiers hunting
him. They say they have twice come close to capturing or killing
Hussein here in recent weeks. Alone and on the run, the soldiers say,
Hussein has most likely fallen back to his hometown, where his family
and t...
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HUNT FOR HUSSEIN FOCUSES ON TIKRIT US OFFICIALS OPTIMISTIC DESPITE LOCALS' LOYALTIES
The Boston Globe
; TIKRIT, Iraq - US military commanders operating in Saddam Hussein's hometown said yesterday they believe the fugitive president is probably close by - relying on a shrinking circle of friends for his survival - despite the huge risks of discovery. Painting a picture of Hussein's likely existence
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In Tikrit, Hussein Still Stands Tall; Ties of Family, Friendship and Fear Keep Townspeople Loyal to Deposed Leader
The Washington Post
; During Saddam Hussein's rule, every Iraqi town big enough to have a public school or a police station had at least a few larger-than- life portraits of the president. Here in Tikrit, the center of Hussein's ancestral region, his visage has been particularly prominent -- on lampposts, in the highway
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Hussein's hometown hub of fealty; Having reaped benefits from the dictator's rise to power, Tikrit remains a city devoted to the fallen leader.(WORLD)
The Christian Science Monitor
; Byline: Ilene R. Prusher Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor TIKRIT, IRAQ -- The Khashmani family could see that the war was rumbling close, and so they reached up and removed the heavy ceramic relief of Saddam Hussein from their visiting room wall. They did not want Mr. Hussein's
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Hussein's hometown is unimpressed by bounty
Daily Breeze
; IRAQ: Some residents believe the U.S. is offering the $25 million reward now because resistance is on the rise. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TIKRIT, Iraq _ The $25 million bounty America has placed on Saddam Hussein is a sign of U.S. desperation, Iraqis in his hometown say, describing the former leader as
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Hussein feared
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; WAR AGAINST IRAQ Hussein feared, admired in Tikrit Residents have only good words to say, keep portraits intact Thursday, April 17, 2003 Tikrit, Iraq -- During former President Saddam Hussein's rule, every Iraqi town big enough to have a public school or a police station had at least a few
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