TROOPS STORMED three farms in Tikrit, Saddam%u2019s hometown, in simultaneous pre-dawn raids after receiving a tip that Saddam%u2019s new security chief was staying at one of the farm houses, said Lt. Col. Steve Russell, who led the operation by the of the 4th Infantry.
%u201CWe missed him by 24 hours,%u201D Russell said, adding that residents told soldiers that the man they sought had been at one of the farm houses.
Later on Sunday, U.S. troops attacked a house in an upscale Baghdad neighborhood on Sunday and local residents said there were rumours they were hunting for Saddam or members of his family, Reuters reported.
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MSNBC: Saddam Nearly Nabbed
