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A U.S. soldier from the 101st Airborne stands guard on top of a Humvee vehicle in front of the house which U.S. troops stormed in the northern city of Mosul, some 420 km (260 miles) north of Baghdad, July 23, 2003. Former aides to Saddam Hussein as well as medical and dental records, confirmed that the ousted Iraqi leader's sons, Uday and Qusay, were killed in a gunbattle with American troops at the villa, a U.S. military spokesman said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Oleg Popov

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A U.S. soldier from the 101st Airborne gives first aid to a wounded Iraqi man near house stormed by .S. troops in the northern city of Mosul, some 420 km north of Baghdad, July 23, 2003. The man was wounded as U.S. soldiers tried to disperse a crowd around the house. Former aides to Saddam Hussein as well as the ousted Iraqi leader's sons, Uday and Qusay, were killed in a gunbattle with American troops, a U.S. military spokesman said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Oleg Popov

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U.S. soldiers from the 101st Airborne take cover as they secure the area around a house in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, July 23, 2003. The Defense Department announced a plan on Wednesday to replace weary U.S. military personnel in Iraq with fresh American and international troops, with stints of up to a year for some American units. Photo by Oleg Popov/Reuters

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Two U.S. soldiers from the 101st Airborne stand on the balcony of the house which U.S. troops stormed in the northern city of Mosul, some 420 km (260 miles) north of Baghdad, July 23, 2003. Saddam Hussein 's sons, Uday and Qusay, were killed Tuesday in a six-hour gunbattle with U.S. troops at the villa after a tip-off from an Iraqi, the U.S. military said. REUTERS/Oleg Popov

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U.S. soldiers from the 101st Airborne stand guard in front of the house which U.S. troops stormed in the northern city of Mosul, some 420 km (260 miles) north of Baghdad, late July 22, 2003. Saddam Hussein 's sons, Uday and Qusay, were killed in a six-hour gunbattle with U.S. troops at the villa after a tip-off from an Iraqi, the U.S. military said. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini

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U.S. soldiers from the 101st Airborne stand guard in front of the house which U.S. troops stormed in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, late July 22, 2003. Saddam Hussein 's sons, Uday and Qusay, were killed in a six-hour gunbattle with U.S. troops at the villa after a tip-off from an Iraqi, the U.S. military said. (Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

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A U.S. soldier from the 101st Airborne stands guard on top of a Humvee, July 23, 2003 in front of the house which U.S. troops stormed in the northern city of Mosul, some 420 km north of Baghdad on Tuesday. Saddam Hussein 's sons, Uday and Qusay, were killed Tuesday in a six-hour gunbattle with U.S. troops at the villa after a tip-off from an Iraqi, the U.S. military said. REUTERS/Oleg Popov

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Two U.S. soldiers from the 101st Airborne stand guard in front of the house which U.S. troops stormed in the northern city of Mosul, some 420 km (260 miles) north of Baghdad, July 23, 2003. Saddam Hussein 's sons Uday and Qusay were killed Tuesday in a six-hour gunbattle with U.S. troops at the villa after a tip-off from an Iraqi, the U.S. military said. REUTERS/Oleg Popov

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Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division check a car parked in front of a house which U.S. stormed in the northern city of Mosul, July 22, 2003. Troops from the 101st traded fire with gunmen holed up in a house belonging to a cousin of Saddam Hussein . Mosul residents claimed U.S. soldiers were searching for Saddam's sons, Qusay and Uday. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini

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A soldier of the 101st Airborne Division keeps residents away from a house which U.S. troops stormed, in the northern city of Mosul, July 22, 2003. Troops from the 101st traded fire with gunmen holed up in a house belonging to a cousin of Saddam Hussein . Mosul residents claimed U.S. soldiers were searching for Saddam's sons Qusay and Uday. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini

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Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division check the exterior of a house which U.S. troops stormed, in the northern city of Mosul, July 22, 2003. Troops from the 101st traded fire with gunmen holed up in a house belonging to a cousin of Saddam Hussein . Mosul residents claimed U.S. soldiers were searching for Saddam's sons Qusay and Uday. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini

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Soldiers of the 101st Airborne check the ground for bullets in front of a house which U.S. troops stormed in the northern city of Mosul, July 22, 2003. Troops from the 101st traded fire with gunmen holed up in a house belonging to a cousin of Saddam Hussein . Mosul residents claimed U.S. soldiers were searching for Saddam's sons, Qusay and Uday. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini

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Captain J.Dentiager (L), of the 101st Airborne Division, talks on the phone in front of the house which U.S. stormed in the northern city of Mosul, July 22, 2003. Troops from the 101st Airborne Division traded fire with gunmen holed up in a house belonging to a cousin of Saddam, who is a key tribal leader in the region. Mosul residents claimed U.S. soldiers were searching for Saddam's sons Qusay and Uday. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini