Sun, 14 Dec, 2003 - 20:24
When darkness fell, the Americans moved into position, 600 of them, from infantrymen to elite special forces.
Their target: two houses in a rural village of orange, lemon and palm groves. Someone big was inside, they were told.
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CourtsSaddam HusseinPlace: Ad DwarPlace: Tigris RiverPlace: UjaPlace: TigrisPlace: WashingtonPlace: IraqPlace: USPlace: BaghdadPerson: SaddamPerson: AmericansPerson: Saddam HusseinPerson: Major GeneralPerson: Raymond OdiernoPerson: Izzat Ibrahim al-DouriPerson: Sohayb Abdul-RahmanPerson: OdiernoPerson: Lt Gen Ricardo SanchezPerson: SanchezEvent: Operation Red DawnOrganisation: 4th Infantry DivisionOrganisation: USOrganisation: CIA
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