American forces raided a house south of Tikrit on Thursday and captured five to 10 people believed to be members of Saddam Hussein's personal security detail, a senior U.S. general said Friday.
According to AP, Maj. Gen. Ray Odierno, commander of the 4th Infantry Division, made the disclosure in a video-teleconference from Iraq with reporters at the Pentagon.
Asked whether he believed U.S. forces were closing in on Saddam, Odierno said it was unclear whether the newly captured members of his security detail had been protecting him recently.
Odierno added U.S. troops also have spoken with a wife of Saddam. "We continue to tighten the noose," he said.
Meanwhile, two US soldiers were wounded Friday after a home-made bomb exploded in Baghdad. (Albawaba.com)
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