Iraqi general says Saddam not directing revolt

A former Iraqi general who claims to be part of the insurgency against American troops says the guerrilla war in the Sunni Triangle city of Samara is being waged by small groups fighting on their own without direction from Saddam Hussein.

He and two other Samara men, who said they are in separate guerrilla units, insisted in interviews with The Associated Press that their fight isn’t aimed at returning Saddam to power. They said it is about ending the US led occupation and restoring Iraqi rule.