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Thursday, Jul 24, 2003

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Iraqi insurgents vow revenge

BAGHDAD July 23. Several Iraqi insurgents, their faces covered and cradling rocket-propelled grenade launchers and automatic weapons, vowed to ``raise hell'' against the United States and Britain for the killing of Uday and Qusai Hussein.

They also threatened to bring their fight to the countries of the coalition partners, as well as Israel. ``If this news is true that Uday and Qusai are dead, we shall raise hell on Americans,'' one of the unidentified men said. ``Even the unborn child will take revenge for Uday and Qusai.'' At least 1,000 people gathered outside the house in Mosul — some shouting in delight, others cursing in anger — after American soldiers stormed the mansion and killed Mr. Hussein's sons.

The huge stone mansion, with mighty support columns, was riddled by bullet scars and gaping holes caused by rockets fired from helicopters.

Some Iraqis were delighted while others cursed U.S. soldiers who milled about as smoke wafted from the blown-out windows as the six-hour siege ended. Still others stood silently and appeared in mourning. A man who witnessed the attack said it escalated with U.S. helicopters called in after men in the house shot at U.S. soldiers with a rocket-propelled grenade.

U.S. soldiers killed

Two U.S. soldiers were killed in separate attacks on convoys, the military said on Wednesday, including one on the outskirts of Mosul.

Specialist Brian Sharkey said the attack near Mosul happened while a military convoy was travelling near the town on Wednesday. He said one of the vehicles was destroyed by a roadside bomb.

Six soldiers were wounded in the attack, but the name of their unit wasn't immediately available.

Another convoy was attacked in Ramadi, 100 km west of the capital, Baghdad, killing one soldier and wounding two more. — AP

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