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U.S. Troops May Have Captured Top Iraqis
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WASHINGTON - Acting on a tip from an Iraqi informant, U.S. troops raided a house south of Tikrit on Thursday and captured five to 10 people believed to be members of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s personal security detail, a senior U.S. general said Friday.
Maj. Gen. Ray Odierno, commander of the 4th Infantry Division, made the disclosure in a video-teleconference from Iraq (news - web sites) with reporters at the Pentagon (news - web sites).
Tikrit is Saddam's hometown and a source of continuing support for his deposed regime.
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 said U.S. troops also have spoken with a wife of Saddam. He did not identify her.
"We continue to tighten the noose," he said.

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