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Over a Dozen Suspects Rounded up in Hunt for Saddam Loyalists; Hostile Action Claims Another U.S. Soldier
Aired August 12, 2003 - 15:30 ET
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KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: U.S. forces in Iraq are reporting new successes and a set back. More than a dozen suspects have been rounded up in the hunt for Saddam loyalists, but hostile action has claimed another U.S. soldier's life. CNN's Jane Arraf joins us now live from Tikrit with the latest -- Jane.
JANE ARRAF, CNN BAGHDAD BUREAU CHIEF: Kyra, U.S. military officials here in Saddam's home town say they have nabbed two suspects that they say they say are very excited about. One is the former chief of staff of Saddam Hussein's Republican Guard, that special security force that helped to protect him.
Now, they're not revealing the name, but the former chief of staff of the Republican Guard on that most wanted list, that deck of cards, number 14 was Sayf al-Din Fulayyih al-Rawi, coming from a family that is known to have been associated with Saddam and close to the regime.
The second man is an army general. The U.S. military here say that he is not on that top wanted list, but has been wanted for some time.
Now this raid involved about 200 soldiers, some of them from the 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry Regiment as well as believed to be special forces. Now, they say they met no resistance, there were no injuries. And asked whether this in fact does bring them closer to Saddam, Colonel Steve Russell tells us that any little bit helps and could it provide them with more information.
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LT. COL. STEVE RUSSELL, U.S. ARMY: We had a successful raid today at a village to the south of Tikrit. We were able to detain two Black List individuals, these are on a most wanted list. One was a former chief of staff for the Republican Guard. The other one we were also very excited to get. We detained 12 others, we're talking to them now to determine exactly who they are. We searched over 20 houses, targeted a specific family that was very closely associated with the regime.
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ARRAF: Now, about getting Saddam, Colonel Russell says that essentially what they're doing is draining the swamp, in his words, with raids like this basically removing the support structure and the infrastructure that allows Saddam to remain in hiding -- Kyra.
PHILLIPS: All right, Jane Arraf, thank you for that report.
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KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: U.S. forces in Iraq are reporting new successes and a set back. More than a dozen suspects have been rounded up in the hunt for Saddam loyalists, but hostile action has claimed another U.S. soldier's life. CNN's Jane Arraf joins us now live from Tikrit with the latest -- Jane.
JANE ARRAF, CNN BAGHDAD BUREAU CHIEF: Kyra, U.S. military officials here in Saddam's home town say they have nabbed two suspects that they say they say are very excited about. One is the former chief of staff of Saddam Hussein's Republican Guard, that special security force that helped to protect him.
Now, they're not revealing the name, but the former chief of staff of the Republican Guard on that most wanted list, that deck of cards, number 14 was Sayf al-Din Fulayyih al-Rawi, coming from a family that is known to have been associated with Saddam and close to the regime.
The second man is an army general. The U.S. military here say that he is not on that top wanted list, but has been wanted for some time.
Now this raid involved about 200 soldiers, some of them from the 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry R>
Aired August 12, 2003 - 15:30 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: U.S. forces in Iraq are reporting new successes and a set back. More than a dozen suspects have been rounded up in the hunt for Saddam loyalists, but hostile action has claimed another U.S. soldier's life. CNN's Jane Arraf joins us now live from Tikrit with the latest -- Jane.
JANE ARRAF, CNN BAGHDAD BUREAU CHIEF: Kyra, U.S. military officials here in Saddam's home town say they have nabbed two suspects that they say they say are very excited about. One is the former chief of staff of Saddam Hussein's Republican Guard, that special security force that helped to protect him.
Now, they're not revealing the name, but the former chief of staff of the Republican Guard on that most wanted list, that deck of cards, number 14 was Sayf al-Din Fulayyih al-Rawi, coming from a family that is known to have been associated with Saddam and close to the regime.
The second man is an army general. The U.S. military here say that he is not on that top wanted list, but has been wanted for some time.
Now this raid involved about 200 soldiers, some of them from the 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry Regiment as well as believed to be special forces. Now, they say they met no resistance, there were no injuries. And asked whether this in fact does bring them closer to Saddam, Colonel Steve Russell tells us that any little bit helps and could it provide them with more information.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
LT. COL. STEVE RUSSELL, U.S. ARMY: We had a successful raid today at a village to the south of Tikrit. We were able to detain two Black List individuals, these are on a most wanted list. One was a former chief of staff for the Republican Guard. The other one we were also very excited to get. We detained 12 others, we're talking to them now to determine exactly who they are. We searched over 20 houses, targeted a specific family that was very closely associated with the regime.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
ARRAF: Now, about getting Saddam, Colonel Russell says that essentially what they're doing is draining the swamp, in his words, with raids like this basically removing the support structure and the infrastructure that allows Saddam to remain in hiding -- Kyra.
PHILLIPS: All right, Jane Arraf, thank you for that report.
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: U.S. forces in Iraq are reporting new successes and a set back. More than a dozen suspects have been rounded up in the hunt for Saddam loyalists, but hostile action has claimed another U.S. soldier's life. CNN's Jane Arraf joins us now live from Tikrit with the latest -- Jane.
JANE ARRAF, CNN BAGHDAD BUREAU CHIEF: Kyra, U.S. military officials here in Saddam's home town say they have nabbed two suspects that they say they say are very excited about. One is the former chief of staff of Saddam Hussein's Republican Guard, that special security force that helped to protect him.
Now, they're not revealing the name, but the former chief of staff of the Republican Guard on that most wanted list, that deck of cards, number 14 was Sayf al-Din Fulayyih al-Rawi, coming from a family that is known to have been associated with Saddam and close to the regime.
The second man is an army general. The U.S. military here say that he is not on that top wanted list, but has been wanted for some time.
Now this raid involved about 200 soldiers, some of them from the 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry R>
