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TENS of thousands of protesters yesterday demanded the United States get out of Iraq as US troops arrested a fourth wanted aide of Saddam Hussein.

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US Special Forces have captured Saddam Hussein's half-brother Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, Central Command says.

Thu, 17 Apr, 2003

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US troops stormed into the heart of Baghdad yesterday, grabbing two of President Saddam Hussein's palace compounds but losing four dead on the fringes of the capital as Iraqi forces fought back fiercely.

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