BAGHDAD, Nov 13: US-led forces in Iraq are treating with caution reports that Saddam Hussein’s deputy has died because it could be a tactic to mislead those still hunting for him, the US military said on Sunday.
Conflicting reports continue to circulate about whether Ezzat Ibrahim al Douri, the most senior member of Saddam’s government still at large, is alive or dead.
“How much of this is pure propaganda to say he is dead is hard to know,” said US military spokesman Lt Col teven Boylan. “He’s an important figure for us to know whether he’s alive or not.”—Reuters
