AP Radio: US Seals Off Tikrit Until ID Cards Are Given To All [View All]

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BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - American soldiers on Friday
sealed off the village where Saddam Hussein was
born and ordered adults to register for identity
cards, while insurgents mounted a series of
harassing attacks on U.S. military and Iraqi
government targets in the northern city of Mosul.

Starting around midnight Thursday, U.S. soldiers,
Iraqi police and civil defense forces moved into
Uja, a small dusty village about 10 miles southeast
of Tikrit.

Soldiers stretched concertina wire around the
perimeter of the village and established
checkpoints. Residents over the age of 18 will be
required to have registration cards to move in and
out of the village, U.S. officers said.

The New York Times reported Friday that senior
U.S. officials believe the former Iraqi leader, who is
believed to have been on the run since U.S. forces
took over Baghdad in April, is playing a major role
in coordinating and directing attacks against
American troops.