Boost for coalition forces as Saddam’s sons killed during gun battle with US forces

SADDAM HUSSEIN’S two sons were killed by US forces during a fierce gun battle in northern Iraq, it was confirmed last night.

Uday and Qusay Hussein were among four victims of a six-hour shoot-out after the American 101st Airborne Division raided a home in Mosul, said Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez, commander of coalition forces in Iraq.

“We are certain that Uday and Qusay were killed today,” he told a news conference in Baghdad.