He said the hole was very close to the Tigris river, within view of some of the captive's palaces. ![]() Saddam Hussein would have moved from the building into the hole whenever coalition forces were in the area, Major General Odierno added. He said one was a bedroom that was cluttered with clothes, including new T-shirts and socks and a "very rudimentary" kitchen, with running water. Major General Odierno said the farm where the former leader was found consisted of "two very small rooms in an adobe hut". The underground chamber the former Iraqi leader had secreted himself in was six-to-eight feet (1.8 metres - 2.4 metres) deep, with enough space for a person to lie down, and an air vent and extractor fan. Two other people, believed to have formed Saddam Hussein's small entourage, were also captured and taken away for interrogation. "Regards from President Bush," US special forces replied, Major Reed recounted. I am the president of Iraq and I want to negotiate," he told the US troops in English, according to Major Bryan Reed, operations officer for the 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division. He put up no resistance although armed with a pistol. Saddam Hussein was pulled out at 2036, "disoriented" and "bewildered", according to Major General Ray Odierno, commander of the 4th Infantry Division. The individual clearly wanted to surrender," he said. ![]() Saddam Hussein was found in a carefully hidden holeĬolonel Hickey said that the soldiers looked into the hole and saw a figure inside it.
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