US 'tracking Saddam' as showdown goes on

The US has reportedly launched a military and intelligence effort to track down and possibly kill Saddam Hussein.

The plans emerged as the chief UN weapons inspectors ended two days of talks in Baghdad, during which they again urged Iraq to co-operate with their disarmament efforts.

USA Today newspaper said US special forces, CIA paramilitary units, satellite imagery, radio intercepts and airborne reconnaissance are all being used in the operation against Saddam.

Missions include monitoring troop movements at army bases used by Iraqi Republican Guard, Saddam's most loyal defenders.