Sceptical Iraqis ponder the end of Saddam's sons

Grisly photos of the bodies of Saddam Hussein’s sons have been circulated worldwide after they were released by the US in a bid to convince sceptical Iraqis that the feared brothers were dead.

The headshots showed Uday and Qusay Hussein caked in blood and with badly wounded faces after they were killed by US forces in a fierce gun battle on Tuesday.