Sunday, December 14, 2003
Arrest 'removes shadow' - Blair: "Tony Blair welcomes the capture of Saddam Hussein, saying it removes the "shadow" of his return to Iraq."
In BBC: Conflict with Iraq
Capture of Saddam: "The former dictator's arrest is an important moment for Iraqis, the coalition and the whole Middle East."
In BBC: Conflict with Iraq
Iraqis celebrate Saddam capture: "Iraqi cities witness scenes of jubilation as locals celebrate reports of Saddam Hussein's capture."
In BBC: Conflict with Iraq
Saddam Hussein facts in CNN - War in Iraq
Saddam Believed Captured: "Gunfire has erupted in the streets of Baghdad as Iraqis celebrate the news from the Iraqi Governing Council that Saddam Hussein may be captured. People are driving through the capital, shouting, ?They got Saddam.?"
In CBS News: Iraq Crisis
Saddam Hussein 'arrested in Iraq': "Iraqi officials say they have been told that the ousted Iraqi leader has been captured by US forces in Tikrit."
In BBC: Conflict with Iraq
Iraq Council Confirms Saddam Caught Alive: "U.S. military captured Saddam Hussein alive in his hometown of Tikrit on Sunday, eight months after the fall of Baghdad, the Iraqi Governing Council said. Celebratory gunfire erupted in Baghdad. (AP)"
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Bush Told of Apparent Capture on Saturday-Official: "President Bush was told on Sundaythat there is a strong indication that ousted Iraqi presidentSaddam Hussein has been captured in Iraq, a senior white houseofficial said. (Reuters)"
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Official: Saddam Dug Hole to Hide Himself: "Saddam Hussein, trapped in a cellar, dug a hole and buried himself as U.S. soldiers moved into the house where he was hiding, an Iraqi official said Sunday. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
"High value target" netted in Tikrit raid: Pentagon: "A senior Pentagon official confirmed that a "high value target" was captured during a raid in the Tikrit area. (AFP)"
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Saddam Hussein 'arrested in Iraq': "Ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein has been captured alive in his hometown Tikrit, the coalition says."
In BBC: Conflict with Iraq (UK Edition)
Iraqis celebrate Saddam capture: "Iraqi cities witness scenes of jubilation as locals celebrate reports of Saddam Hussein's capture."
In BBC: Conflict with Iraq (UK Edition)
Official: Saddam dug hole to hide himself: "Saddam Hussein, trapped in a cellar, dug a hole and buried himself as U.S. soldiers moved into the house where he was hiding, an Iraqi official said Sunday."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Iraq council confirms Saddam caught alive: "U.S. military captured Saddam Hussein alive in his hometown of Tikrit on Sunday, eight months after the fall of Baghdad, the Iraqi Governing Council said."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Saddam Captured Alive, Iraq Official Says: "Associated Press, via MyWayNews :
Dec 14, 5:48 AM (ET)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Saddam Hussein has been captured alive in his hometown of Tikrit, a member of the U.S.-appointed Governing Council said Sunday.
Council member Dara Noor al-Din told The Associated Press that the council was informed of the former dictator's capture in a telephone call from L. Paul Bremer, the U.S. administrator for Iraq.
"Bremer has confirmed to the Governing Council that Saddam was captured in Tikrit," Noor al-Din said. "He spoke on the phone to several members, including Ahmad Chalabi."
Chalabi is a leading member of the council who has close links to the U.S. administration of President Bush.
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20 killed in Iraq bomb - police in CNN - War in Iraq
Pictures of Tikrit night raid: "The US-led coalition is reviewing pay for soldiers of the New Iraqi Army after suffering the embarrassment of a mass walkout from the very first battalion as the American post-war combat death toll nears 200. (AFP)"
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Saddam Hussein captured: Kurdish official: "Ousted Iraqi president Saddam Hussein has been captured in a raid by US forces backed by Kurdish fighters in his northern hometown of Tikrit, a senior Kurdish official told AFP. (AFP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Saddam captured alive, Iraq official says: "Saddam Hussein has been captured alive in his hometown of Tikrit, a member of the U.S.-appointed Governing Council said Sunday."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Car bomb at Iraq police station kills 17: "A suspected suicide bomber detonated explosives in a car outside a police station Sunday morning west of Baghdad, killing at least 17 people and wounding 33 more, the U.S. military said."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Saddam possibly caught - U.S. in CNN - War in Iraq
Reports Saddam captured: "Reports are coming in that Saddam Hussein has been captured in Iraq."
In Ananova: War In Iraq
'Eighteen dead' in police station car bomb: "A car bomb has exploded near a police station in west of Baghdad, killing and wounding dozens of people."
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