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April 11, 2003

Saddam's Half-Brother Reported Dead

From the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's half-brother, Barzan al-Takriti, died on Friday morning in a US bombing of his farm, in the region of Ramadi, west of Baghdad, a family friend said.
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US Central Command said earlier on Friday that Mr Barzan had been targeted by air strikes in Ramadi with six "smart bombs".
Saddam had put him under house arrest for contesting his wish that the former Iraqi leader's younger son, Qusay, succeed him should he be killed, the friend said.

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