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'''Uday Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti''' ({{lang-ar|عُدي صدّام حُسين}}) (18 June 1964&nbsp;– 22 July 2003) was the eldest child of [[Saddam Hussein]] by his first wife, [[Sajida Talfah]], and the brother of [[Qusay Hussein]]. Uday was seen for several years as the likely successor to his father, but lost the place as [[heir apparent]] to Qusay due to injuries he sustained in an assassination attempt.
'''Ouday Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti''' ({{lang-ar|عُدي صدّام حُسين}}) (18 June 1964&nbsp;– 22 July 2003) was the eldest child of [[Saddam Hussein]] by his first wife, [[Sajida Talfah]], and the brother of [[Qusay Hussein]]. Ouday was seen for several years as the likely successor to his father, but lost the place as [[heir apparent]] to Qusay due to injuries he sustained in an assassination attempt.


Witness allegations have suggested that Uday was guilty of rape, murder, and torture,<ref name="Dirty Dozen">{{cite news|last1=Harris|first1=Paul|last2=Heslop|first2=Katy|title=Iraq's dirty dozen|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/mar/16/iraq2|accessdate=30 October 2017|work=The Guardian|date=16 March 2003}}</ref> including torture of Iraqi Olympic athletes and members of the national football team.<ref>{{cite news |first=Suzanne |last=Goldenberg |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/apr/19/iraq.football |title=Footballers who paid the penalty for failure |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=19 April 2003 |accessdate=October 6, 2019 }}</ref>
Witness allegations have suggested that Ouday was guilty of rape, murder, and torture,<ref name="Dirty Dozen">{{cite news|last1=Harris|first1=Paul|last2=Heslop|first2=Katy|title=Iraq's dirty dozen|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/mar/16/iraq2|accessdate=30 October 2017|work=The Guardian|date=16 March 2003}}</ref> including torture of Iraqi Olympic athletes and members of the national football team.<ref>{{cite news |first=Suzanne |last=Goldenberg |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/apr/19/iraq.football |title=Footballers who paid the penalty for failure |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=19 April 2003 |accessdate=October 6, 2019 }}</ref>


Following the [[2003 invasion of Iraq|United States-led invasion of Iraq]] in 2003, he was killed alongside his brother Qusay and nephew Mustapha by [[Task_Force_20#JSOC_Task_Force_20|an American task force]] after a [[2003 Mosul raid|prolonged gunfight]] in [[Mosul]].
Following the [[2003 invasion of Iraq|United States-led invasion of Iraq]] in 2003, he was killed alongside his brother Qusay and nephew Mustapha by [[Task_Force_20#JSOC_Task_Force_20|an American task force]] after a [[2003 Mosul raid|prolonged gunfight]] in [[Mosul]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
Uday Hussein was born around 1964 in [[Tikrit]] to [[Saddam Hussein]] and [[Sajida Talfah]] while his father was in prison.
Ouday Hussein was born around 1964 in [[Tikrit]] to [[Saddam Hussein]] and [[Sajida Talfah]] while his father was in prison.


Although his status as Saddam's elder son made him Saddam's prospective successor, Uday fell out of favour with his father.<ref name="bashir">{{cite book |last1=Bashir |first1=Ala |author1-link=Ala Bashir |last2=Sunnanå |first2=Lars Sigurd |author2-link=Lars Sigurd Sunnanå |editor1-last=Schreuder |editor1-first=Liesbeth |date=20 June 2004 |title=Getuigenissen van Saddams lijfarts: berichten uit een duistere, krankzinnige wereld |trans-title=Testimonials from Saddam's personal physician: messages from a dark, insane world. |url=https://books.google.com/books?isbn=9071206106 |language=Dutch |others=Translated by Annemarie Smit |publisher=[[Het Spectrum]] |isbn=978-90-71206-10-8}}</ref> In October 1988, at a party in honour of [[Suzanne Mubarak]], wife of [[Egypt]]ian [[President of Egypt|President]] [[Hosni Mubarak]], Uday murdered his father's personal [[valet]] and food taster, [[Kamel Hana Gegeo]], possibly at the request of his mother. Before an assemblage of horrified guests, an intoxicated Uday bludgeoned Gegeo and repeatedly stabbed him with an [[Electric knife|electric carving knife]]. Gegeo had recently introduced Saddam to a younger woman, [[Samira Shahbandar]], who later became Saddam's second wife. Uday considered his father's relationship with Shahbandar an insult to his mother. He also may have feared losing succession to Gegeo, whose loyalty to Saddam Hussein was unquestioned.<ref>{{cite book |last=Miller |first=Judith |author-link=Judith Miller |year=1990 |title=Saddam Hussein and the Crisis in the Gulf |url=https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0099898608 |publisher=[[Random House|Random House Publishing Group]] |isbn=978-0-09-989860-3}}</ref>
Although his status as Saddam's elder son made him Saddam's prospective successor, Ouday fell out of favour with his father.<ref name="bashir">{{cite book |last1=Bashir |first1=Ala |author1-link=Ala Bashir |last2=Sunnanå |first2=Lars Sigurd |author2-link=Lars Sigurd Sunnanå |editor1-last=Schreuder |editor1-first=Liesbeth |date=20 June 2004 |title=Getuigenissen van Saddams lijfarts: berichten uit een duistere, krankzinnige wereld |trans-title=Testimonials from Saddam's personal physician: messages from a dark, insane world. |url=https://books.google.com/books?isbn=9071206106 |language=Dutch |others=Translated by Annemarie Smit |publisher=[[Het Spectrum]] |isbn=978-90-71206-10-8}}</ref> In October 1988, at a party in honour of [[Suzanne Mubarak]], wife of [[Egypt]]ian [[President of Egypt|President]] [[Hosni Mubarak]], Ouday murdered his father's personal [[valet]] and food taster, [[Kamel Hana Gegeo]], possibly at the request of his mother. Before an assemblage of horrified guests, an intoxicated Ouday bludgeoned Gegeo and repeatedly stabbed him with an [[Electric knife|electric carving knife]]. Gegeo had recently introduced Saddam to a younger woman, [[Samira Shahbandar]], who later became Saddam's second wife. Ouday considered his father's relationship with Shahbandar an insult to his mother. He also may have feared losing succession to Gegeo, whose loyalty to Saddam Hussein was unquestioned.<ref>{{cite book |last=Miller |first=Judith |author-link=Judith Miller |year=1990 |title=Saddam Hussein and the Crisis in the Gulf |url=https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0099898608 |publisher=[[Random House|Random House Publishing Group]] |isbn=978-0-09-989860-3}}</ref>


As punishment for the murder, Saddam briefly imprisoned his son and sentenced him to death; however, Uday probably served only three months in a prison in a private area<!--"[[private prison]]" means a prison controlled by a corporation, and this is unlikely in Iraq-->.<ref name="bashir" /> In response to personal intervention from [[Hussein of Jordan|King Hussein]] of [[Jordan]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Ibrahim |first=Youssef M. |date=15 August 1995 |title=The Vendetta That Is Jolting the House of Hussein |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/15/world/the-vendetta-that-is-jolting-the-house-of-hussein.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |accessdate=24 February 2014}}</ref> Saddam released Uday, [[banishment|banishing]] him to [[Switzerland]] as the assistant to the Iraqi ambassador there. He was expelled by the [[Swiss government]] in 1990 after he was repeatedly arrested for fighting. According to Jalopnik website, Uday's vast car collections were burned by his father, Saddam, after the Kamel Hana Gegeo incident.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://jalopnik.com/saddam-hussein-once-burned-his-sons-luxury-cars-as-puni-1795744478 |date=June 1, 2017 |first=Justin T. |last=Westbrook |title=Saddam Hussein Once Burned His Son's Luxury Cars As Punishment For Killing People |work=[[Jalopnik]] |accessdate=October 6, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Rogers |first=Patrick |date=28 August 1995 |title=Blood Feud in Baghdad |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20101431,00.html |newspaper=[[People (magazine)|People]] |accessdate=16 March 2012}}</ref>
As punishment for the murder, Saddam briefly imprisoned his son and sentenced him to death; however, Ouday probably served only three months in a prison in a private area<!--"[[private prison]]" means a prison controlled by a corporation, and this is unlikely in Iraq-->.<ref name="bashir" /> In response to personal intervention from [[Hussein of Jordan|King Hussein]] of [[Jordan]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Ibrahim |first=Youssef M. |date=15 August 1995 |title=The Vendetta That Is Jolting the House of Hussein |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/15/world/the-vendetta-that-is-jolting-the-house-of-hussein.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |accessdate=24 February 2014}}</ref> Saddam released Ouday, [[banishment|banishing]] him to [[Switzerland]] as the assistant to the Iraqi ambassador there. He was expelled by the [[Swiss government]] in 1990 after he was repeatedly arrested for fighting. According to Jalopnik website, Ouday's vast car collections were burned by his father, Saddam, after the Kamel Hana Gegeo incident.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://jalopnik.com/saddam-hussein-once-burned-his-sons-luxury-cars-as-puni-1795744478 |date=June 1, 2017 |first=Justin T. |last=Westbrook |title=Saddam Hussein Once Burned His Son's Luxury Cars As Punishment For Killing People |work=[[Jalopnik]] |accessdate=October 6, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Rogers |first=Patrick |date=28 August 1995 |title=Blood Feud in Baghdad |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20101431,00.html |newspaper=[[People (magazine)|People]] |accessdate=16 March 2012}}</ref>


Saddam later appointed Uday chairman of the [[National Olympic Committee of Iraq|Iraqi Olympic Committee]] and the [[Iraq Football Association]]. In the former role, he [[torture]]d athletes who failed to win.<ref name="bashir" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Yaeger |first=Don |author-link=Don Yaeger |date=24 March 2003 |title=Son of Saddam |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/si_online/news/2003/03/24/son_of_saddam/ |newspaper=[[Sports Illustrated]] |accessdate=26 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Uday's torture chamber opened |url=https://www.news24.com/World/Archives/IraqiDossier/Udays-torture-chamber-opened-20040724 |newspaper=[[News24]] |location=Cape Town |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=24 July 2004 |accessdate=24 February 2014}}</ref> Furthermore, he founded his own sports club called [[Al-Rasheed SC|Al-Rasheed]] and signed all the best players from the country to play for the club as they went on to dominate Iraqi football until their dissolving in 1990. He also became the editor of the ''[[Babel (newspaper)|Babel]]'' newspaper, the general secretary of the [[General Union of Students in Iraqi Republic|Iraqi Union of Students]] and the head of the [[Fedayeen Saddam]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Saddam pounces on son's newspaper |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/2495481.stm |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=20 November 2002 |accessdate=24 February 2014}}</ref> Uday seemed proud of his reputation and called himself ''Abu Sarhan'', an [[Arabic]] term for "wolf".<ref name="FoxNews">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Obituary: Uday Saddam Hussein |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/obituary-uday-saddam-hussein |work=[[Fox News Channel]] |agency=Associated Press |date=23 July 2003 |accessdate=24 February 2014}}</ref>
Saddam later appointed Ouday chairman of the [[National Olympic Committee of Iraq|Iraqi Olympic Committee]] and the [[Iraq Football Association]]. In the former role, he [[torture]]d athletes who failed to win.<ref name="bashir" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Yaeger |first=Don |author-link=Don Yaeger |date=24 March 2003 |title=Son of Saddam |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/si_online/news/2003/03/24/son_of_saddam/ |newspaper=[[Sports Illustrated]] |accessdate=26 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Ouday's torture chamber opened |url=https://www.news24.com/World/Archives/IraqiDossier/Udays-torture-chamber-opened-20040724 |newspaper=[[News24]] |location=Cape Town |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=24 July 2004 |accessdate=24 February 2014}}</ref> Furthermore, he founded his own sports club called [[Al-Rasheed SC|Al-Rasheed]] and signed all the best players from the country to play for the club as they went on to dominate Iraqi football until their dissolving in 1990. He also became the editor of the ''[[Babel (newspaper)|Babel]]'' newspaper, the general secretary of the [[General Union of Students in Iraqi Republic|Iraqi Union of Students]] and the head of the [[Fedayeen Saddam]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Saddam pounces on son's newspaper |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/2495481.stm |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=20 November 2002 |accessdate=24 February 2014}}</ref> Ouday seemed proud of his reputation and called himself ''Abu Sarhan'', an [[Arabic]] term for "wolf".<ref name="FoxNews">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Obituary: Ouday Saddam Hussein |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/obituary-uday-saddam-hussein |work=[[Fox News Channel]] |agency=Associated Press |date=23 July 2003 |accessdate=24 February 2014}}</ref>


Uday sustained permanent injuries during an assassination attempt in December 1996.<ref name="bashir" /> Struck by between 7 and 13 bullets while driving in Mansour (Bagdad),<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gellman|first1=Barton|title=Iraq's Family Feud Leaves Bloody Trail|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/iraq/stories/feud021097.htm|accessdate=27 September 2014|publisher=Washington Post|date=10 February 1997}}</ref> Uday was initially believed to be paralyzed. Evacuated to [[Ibn Sina Hospital]], he eventually recovered but with a noticeable limp.<ref name="bashir" /> Despite repeated operations, two bullets remained lodged in his spine and could not be removed due to their location near the spinal cord.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gellman |first=Barton |author-link=Barton Gellman |date=10 February 1997 |title=Iraq's Family Feud Leaves Bloody Trail |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/iraq/stories/feud021097.htm |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |accessdate=24 February 2014}}</ref> In the wake of Uday's subsequent disabilities, Saddam gave Qusay increasing responsibility and authority, designating him as his heir apparent in 2000.<ref>{{cite news |last=Blair |first=David |author-link=David Blair (journalist) |date=23 July 2003 |title=Brothers grim: life and times of two tyrants |url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/middle-east/brothers-grim-life-and-times-of-two-tyrants-20030723-gdh5bz.html |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |accessdate=24 February 2014 |via=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref>
Ouday sustained permanent injuries during an assassination attempt in December 1996.<ref name="bashir" /> Struck by between 7 and 13 bullets while driving in Mansour (Bagdad),<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gellman|first1=Barton|title=Iraq's Family Feud Leaves Bloody Trail|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/iraq/stories/feud021097.htm|accessdate=27 September 2014|publisher=Washington Post|date=10 February 1997}}</ref> Ouday was initially believed to be paralyzed. Evacuated to [[Ibn Sina Hospital]], he eventually recovered but with a noticeable limp.<ref name="bashir" /> Despite repeated operations, two bullets remained lodged in his spine and could not be removed due to their location near the spinal cord.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gellman |first=Barton |author-link=Barton Gellman |date=10 February 1997 |title=Iraq's Family Feud Leaves Bloody Trail |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/iraq/stories/feud021097.htm |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |accessdate=24 February 2014}}</ref> In the wake of Ouday's subsequent disabilities, Saddam gave Qusay increasing responsibility and authority, designating him as his heir apparent in 2000.<ref>{{cite news |last=Blair |first=David |author-link=David Blair (journalist) |date=23 July 2003 |title=Brothers grim: life and times of two tyrants |url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/middle-east/brothers-grim-life-and-times-of-two-tyrants-20030723-gdh5bz.html |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |accessdate=24 February 2014 |via=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref>


Uday opened accounts with [[Yahoo!]] and [[MSN Messenger]], which created controversy as this allegedly violated U.S. [[trade sanction]]s against Iraq.<ref>{{cite news |last=McWilliams |first=Brian |date=11 November 2002 |title=Guess Who Yahoos? Saddam's Son |url=https://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2002/11/56292 |newspaper=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |accessdate=24 February 2014}}</ref> Uday also amassed a large video collection, found in his palace in 2003, much of which featured himself in both public and private situations.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=1 June 2003 |title=Uday's Home Movies |url=https://www.newsweek.com/udays-home-movies-137821 |newspaper=[[Newsweek]] |accessdate=4 April 2011}}</ref>
Ouday opened accounts with [[Yahoo!]] and [[MSN Messenger]], which created controversy as this allegedly violated U.S. [[trade sanction]]s against Iraq.<ref>{{cite news |last=McWilliams |first=Brian |date=11 November 2002 |title=Guess Who Yahoos? Saddam's Son |url=https://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2002/11/56292 |newspaper=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |accessdate=24 February 2014}}</ref> Ouday also amassed a large video collection, found in his palace in 2003, much of which featured himself in both public and private situations.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=1 June 2003 |title=Ouday's Home Movies |url=https://www.newsweek.com/udays-home-movies-137821 |newspaper=[[Newsweek]] |accessdate=4 April 2011}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
[[File:Saddam-family-Pre1995.jpg|thumb|A family portrait of Saddam Hussein's family. Uday is seen standing in the middle.]]
[[File:Saddam-family-Pre1995.jpg|thumb|A family portrait of Saddam Hussein's family. Ouday is seen standing in the middle.]]
Uday, the most [[wikt:headstrong|headstrong]] among the Hussein children was also perceivedly the most flamboyant. Erratic by nature, he displayed utter ruthlessness towards adversaries and those perceived as threats to his power. He grew up idolizing his father, [[Saddam Hussein]], although their relationship later became strained due to his father's many [[mistress (lover)|mistress]]es. Uday maintained a close cordial relationship with his mother, [[Sajida Talfah]]. The otherwise [[apathetic]] Uday, at his uncle's [[Adnan Khairallah]]'s funeral in 1989, showed a rare moment of tenderness.
Ouday, the most [[wikt:headstrong|headstrong]] among the Hussein children was also perceivedly the most flamboyant. Erratic by nature, he displayed utter ruthlessness towards adversaries and those perceived as threats to his power. He grew up idolizing his father, [[Saddam Hussein]], although their relationship later became strained due to his father's many [[mistress (lover)|mistress]]es. Ouday maintained a close cordial relationship with his mother, [[Sajida Talfah]]. The otherwise [[apathetic]] Ouday, at his uncle's [[Adnan Khairallah]]'s funeral in 1989, showed a rare moment of tenderness.


[[Neglect]] and lack of bonding with Saddam in [[childhood]], over-exposure to the regime's brutalities, and Sajida's over-nurturing molded his character. After being handicapped by the [[assassination]] attempt on him in 1996, he maintained distance from Qusay who was rising in ranks and thought to be Saddam's next legitimate successor. Along with many other crimes, he along with Qusay in 1996, were said to be involved in the killings of their brothers-in-law, [[Hussein Kamel al-Majid]] and [[Saddam Kamel al-Majid]] who themselves were powerful members of the elite regime. The two men, who had defected to [[Jordan]] along with their wives and children, were murdered after their return to Iraq.<ref>{{cite news |title=Uday Hussein |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1436907/Uday-Hussein.html |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=23 July 2003 |accessdate=6 October 2019 }}</ref>
[[Neglect]] and lack of bonding with Saddam in [[childhood]], over-exposure to the regime's brutalities, and Sajida's over-nurturing molded his character. After being handicapped by the [[assassination]] attempt on him in 1996, he maintained distance from Qusay who was rising in ranks and thought to be Saddam's next legitimate successor. Along with many other crimes, he along with Qusay in 1996, were said to be involved in the killings of their brothers-in-law, [[Hussein Kamel al-Majid]] and [[Saddam Kamel al-Majid]] who themselves were powerful members of the elite regime. The two men, who had defected to [[Jordan]] along with their wives and children, were murdered after their return to Iraq.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ouday Hussein |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1436907/Ouday-Hussein.html |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=23 July 2003 |accessdate=6 October 2019 }}</ref>


In a sign of loyalty to Saddam, the vice president of the [[Revolutionary Command Council (Iraq)|Revolutionary Command Council]] [[Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri]] consented to marry his daughter to Uday.<ref>{{cite journal| title =Saddam Hussein's Faithful Friend, the King of Clubs, Might Be the Key to Saving Iraq| url =https://newrepublic.com/article/118356/izzat-ibrahim-al-douri-saddam-husseins-pal-key-stopping-isis |first=Michael |last=Knights |journal=New Republic |date=24 June 2014 |accessdate=8 April 2015 }}</ref> However, al-Douri's influence with Hussein was so substantial that he was able to levy a condition: that the union would not be consummated. Because of Uday's violent and erratic behavior, al-Douri quickly petitioned that his daughter be permitted to divorce Uday.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Izzat Ibrahim: Top Saddam loyalist |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/2333927.stm |publisher=BBC News |date=3 January 2007 |accessdate=24 February 2014}}</ref> Uday reportedly had no children from his marriage.<ref name="sum"/>
In a sign of loyalty to Saddam, the vice president of the [[Revolutionary Command Council (Iraq)|Revolutionary Command Council]] [[Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri]] consented to marry his daughter to Ouday.<ref>{{cite journal| title =Saddam Hussein's Faithful Friend, the King of Clubs, Might Be the Key to Saving Iraq| url =https://newrepublic.com/article/118356/izzat-ibrahim-al-douri-saddam-husseins-pal-key-stopping-isis |first=Michael |last=Knights |journal=New Republic |date=24 June 2014 |accessdate=8 April 2015 }}</ref> However, al-Douri's influence with Hussein was so substantial that he was able to levy a condition: that the union would not be consummated. Because of Ouday's violent and erratic behavior, al-Douri quickly petitioned that his daughter be permitted to divorce Ouday.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Izzat Ibrahim: Top Saddam loyalist |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/2333927.stm |publisher=BBC News |date=3 January 2007 |accessdate=24 February 2014}}</ref> Ouday reportedly had no children from his marriage.<ref name="sum"/>


Uday was reported to have converted to Shia Islam in 2001,<ref>{{cite web|title=Saddam's son 'becomes Shia' |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1464985.stm |website=news.bbc.co.uk |accessdate=9 November 2016 |date=30 July 2001 }}</ref> but he denied these reports.<ref>{{cite web |title=Uday Hussein denies conversion |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1468758.stm |website=news.bbc.co.uk |accessdate=9 November 2016 |date=2 August 2011}}</ref>
Ouday was reported to have converted to Shia Islam in 2001,<ref>{{cite web|title=Saddam's son 'becomes Shia' |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1464985.stm |website=news.bbc.co.uk |accessdate=9 November 2016 |date=30 July 2001 }}</ref> but he denied these reports.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ouday Hussein denies conversion |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1468758.stm |website=news.bbc.co.uk |accessdate=9 November 2016 |date=2 August 2011}}</ref>


== Allegations of crimes ==
== Allegations of crimes ==
A report released on 20 March 2003, one day after the [[Iraq War|American led invasion of Iraq]], by [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC News]] detailed several allegations against Uday:
A report released on 20 March 2003, one day after the [[Iraq War|American led invasion of Iraq]], by [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC News]] detailed several allegations against Ouday:
* As head of the Iraqi Olympic Committee, Uday oversaw the imprisonment and torture of Iraqi athletes who were deemed not to have performed to expectations. He would insult athletes who performed below his expectations by calling them dogs and monkeys to their faces.<ref name="Goldenberg">{{cite news |last=Goldenberg |first=Suzanne |date=23 July 2003 |title=Uday: career of rape, torture and murder |url= https://www.theguardian.com/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1004174,00.html |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |accessdate=5 November 2006}}</ref> One defector reported that imprisoned football players were forced to kick a concrete ball after failing to reach the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]] finals.<ref name="Shaw">{{cite book |last=Shaw |first=Karl |year=2004 |title=Power Mad!: A Book Of Deranged Dictators |url=https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1843171066 |publisher=[[Michael O'Mara Books]] |isbn=978-1-84317-106-5}}</ref> The Iraqi national football team were seen with their heads shaved after failing to achieve a good result in a tournament in the 1980s. Another defector claimed that athletes were dragged through a gravel pit and then immersed in a sewage tank to induce infection in their wounds.<ref name="FoxNews" /> After [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] lost 4–1 to [[Japan national football team|Japan]] in the quarter finals of the [[2000 AFC Asian Cup]] in Lebanon, goalkeeper [[Hashim Khamis Hassan]], defender [[Abdul-Jabar Hashim Hanoon]] and forward [[Qahtan Chathir Drain]] were labelled as guilty of loss and eventually [[flogging|flogged]] for three days by Uday's security.<ref name="Shaw" />
* As head of the Iraqi Olympic Committee, Ouday oversaw the imprisonment and torture of Iraqi athletes who were deemed not to have performed to expectations. He would insult athletes who performed below his expectations by calling them dogs and monkeys to their faces.<ref name="Goldenberg">{{cite news |last=Goldenberg |first=Suzanne |date=23 July 2003 |title=Ouday: career of rape, torture and murder |url= https://www.theguardian.com/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1004174,00.html |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |accessdate=5 November 2006}}</ref> One defector reported that imprisoned football players were forced to kick a concrete ball after failing to reach the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]] finals.<ref name="Shaw">{{cite book |last=Shaw |first=Karl |year=2004 |title=Power Mad!: A Book Of Deranged Dictators |url=https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1843171066 |publisher=[[Michael O'Mara Books]] |isbn=978-1-84317-106-5}}</ref> The Iraqi national football team were seen with their heads shaved after failing to achieve a good result in a tournament in the 1980s. Another defector claimed that athletes were dragged through a gravel pit and then immersed in a sewage tank to induce infection in their wounds.<ref name="FoxNews" /> After [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] lost 4–1 to [[Japan national football team|Japan]] in the quarter finals of the [[2000 AFC Asian Cup]] in Lebanon, goalkeeper [[Hashim Khamis Hassan]], defender [[Abdul-Jabar Hashim Hanoon]] and forward [[Qahtan Chathir Drain]] were labelled as guilty of loss and eventually [[flogging|flogged]] for three days by Ouday's security.<ref name="Shaw" />


Other allegations include:
Other allegations include:
*Uday was known to intrude on parties and otherwise "discover" women whom he would later rape. ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' published an article in 2003 detailing his sexual brutality.<ref name="bashir" /><ref name="sum">{{cite news |last1=Bennett |first1=Brian |last2=Weisskopf |first2=Michael |authorlink2=Michael Weisskopf |date=2 June 2003 |title=The Sum Of Two Evils |url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,454453,00.html |newspaper=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |accessdate=24 February 2014 }}</ref>
*Ouday was known to intrude on parties and otherwise "discover" women whom he would later rape. ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' published an article in 2003 detailing his sexual brutality.<ref name="bashir" /><ref name="sum">{{cite news |last1=Bennett |first1=Brian |last2=Weisskopf |first2=Michael |authorlink2=Michael Weisskopf |date=2 June 2003 |title=The Sum Of Two Evils |url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,454453,00.html |newspaper=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |accessdate=24 February 2014 }}</ref>
* Usage of an [[iron maiden]] on persons who fell foul of him.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ghosh |first=Bobby |author-link=Bobby Ghosh |date=19 April 2003 |title=Iron Maiden Found in Uday Hussein's Playground |url=http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,444889,00.html |newspaper=Time |accessdate=7 February 2006}}</ref>
* Usage of an [[iron maiden]] on persons who fell foul of him.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ghosh |first=Bobby |author-link=Bobby Ghosh |date=19 April 2003 |title=Iron Maiden Found in Ouday Hussein's Playground |url=http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,444889,00.html |newspaper=Time |accessdate=7 February 2006}}</ref>
* Beating an army officer unconscious when the man refused to allow Uday to dance with his wife; the man later died of his injuries. Uday also shot and killed an army officer who did not salute him.<ref name="FoxNews" />
* Beating an army officer unconscious when the man refused to allow Ouday to dance with his wife; the man later died of his injuries. Ouday also shot and killed an army officer who did not salute him.<ref name="FoxNews" />
* Stealing approximately 1,200 [[luxury vehicles]], including a [[Rolls-Royce Corniche]] valued at over $200,000.{{Citation needed|date=January 2012}}
* Stealing approximately 1,200 [[luxury vehicles]], including a [[Rolls-Royce Corniche]] valued at over $200,000.{{Citation needed|date=January 2012}}
* Plotting, in 2000, to assassinate [[Ahmed Chalabi]], the leader of the [[Iraqi National Congress]]. This was done shortly after Saddam named his younger son, Qusay, heir-apparent to the dictatorship. Uday allegedly intended to curry favour with his father through the assassination.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=23 March 2008 |title=Report: Saddam Hussein's Son Plotted London Assassination Attack |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/report-saddam-husseins-son-plotted-london-assassination-attack |publisher=Fox News Channel |accessdate=24 February 2014}}</ref>
* Plotting, in 2000, to assassinate [[Ahmed Chalabi]], the leader of the [[Iraqi National Congress]]. This was done shortly after Saddam named his younger son, Qusay, heir-apparent to the dictatorship. Ouday allegedly intended to curry favour with his father through the assassination.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=23 March 2008 |title=Report: Saddam Hussein's Son Plotted London Assassination Attack |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/report-saddam-husseins-son-plotted-london-assassination-attack |publisher=Fox News Channel |accessdate=24 February 2014}}</ref>


== Death ==
== Death ==
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{{More citations needed section|date=June 2019}}
[[File:uday qusay house.jpg|thumb|right|House of Uday and Qusay in Mosul, Iraq destroyed by U.S. forces, 31 July 2003]]
[[File:uday qusay house.jpg|thumb|right|House of Ouday and Qusay in Mosul, Iraq destroyed by U.S. forces, 31 July 2003]]
On 22 July 2003, [[Task_Force_20#JSOC_Task_Force_20|JSOC Task Force 20]], aided by troops of the [[United States Army]] [[101st Airborne Division]], surrounded Uday, [[Qusay Hussein|Qusay]], and Qusay's 14-year-old son Mustapha during a [[2003 Mosul raid|raid]] on a home in the northern Iraqi city of [[Mosul]]. Uday had been the Ace of Hearts on the [[most-wanted Iraqi playing cards]] (Qusay was the Ace of Clubs). Acting on a tip from an unidentified Iraqi, soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division provided security while the Task Force 20 operators tried to capture the inhabitants of the house. As many as 200 American troops, later aided by [[Kiowa scout helicopter|OH-58 Kiowa]] helicopters and an [[A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10 "Warthog"]], surrounded and fired upon the house, thus killing Uday, Qusay, and Qusay's son. After approximately four hours of battle, soldiers entered the house and found four bodies, including the Hussein brothers' bodyguard.
On 22 July 2003, [[Task_Force_20#JSOC_Task_Force_20|JSOC Task Force 20]], aided by troops of the [[United States Army]] [[101st Airborne Division]], surrounded Ouday, [[Qusay Hussein|Qusay]], and Qusay's 14-year-old son Mustapha during a [[2003 Mosul raid|raid]] on a home in the northern Iraqi city of [[Mosul]]. Ouday had been the Ace of Hearts on the [[most-wanted Iraqi playing cards]] (Qusay was the Ace of Clubs). Acting on a tip from an unidentified Iraqi, soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division provided security while the Task Force 20 operators tried to capture the inhabitants of the house. As many as 200 American troops, later aided by [[Kiowa scout helicopter|OH-58 Kiowa]] helicopters and an [[A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10 "Warthog"]], surrounded and fired upon the house, thus killing Ouday, Qusay, and Qusay's son. After approximately four hours of battle, soldiers entered the house and found four bodies, including the Hussein brothers' bodyguard.


Later, the American command said that [[dental records]] had conclusively identified two of the dead men as [[Saddam Hussein]]'s sons. They also announced that the informant (possibly the owner of the villa in [[Mosul]] in which the brothers were killed) would receive the combined $30 million reward previously offered for their apprehension.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=23 July 2003 |title=Iraq informant set for $30m reward |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/07/23/sprj.irq.reward/index.html |publisher=[[CNN]] |accessdate=15 December 2008}}</ref>
Later, the American command said that [[dental records]] had conclusively identified two of the dead men as [[Saddam Hussein]]'s sons. They also announced that the informant (possibly the owner of the villa in [[Mosul]] in which the brothers were killed) would receive the combined $30 million reward previously offered for their apprehension.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=23 July 2003 |title=Iraq informant set for $30m reward |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/07/23/sprj.irq.reward/index.html |publisher=[[CNN]] |accessdate=15 December 2008}}</ref>


[[File:Airborne and Special Forces Uday-Qusay raid, 2003.jpg|thumb|right|Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division and U.S. Special Operations (Task Force 20) watch as a [[TOW missile]] strikes the side of a house occupied by Uday and Qusay Hussein in Mosul, on 22 July 2003]]
[[File:Airborne and Special Forces Ouday-Qusay raid, 2003.jpg|thumb|right|Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division and U.S. Special Operations (Task Force 20) watch as a [[TOW missile]] strikes the side of a house occupied by Ouday and Qusay Hussein in Mosul, on 22 July 2003]]


The U.S. Administration released graphic pictures of the Hussein brothers' bodies. Afterwards, their bodies were reconstructed by morticians to assure the public that they were deceased. For example, Uday's beard was trimmed and an 8-inch metal bar in his leg from the 1996 assassination attempt was removed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3097089.stm|title=Media films Saddam sons|date=25 July 2003|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> When criticized, the U.S. military's response was to point out that these men were no ordinary [[combatants]], and to express hope that confirmation of the deaths would bring closure to the [[Iraqi people]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Zorn |first=Eric |author-link=Eric Zorn |date=11 June 2006 |title=Displaying foes' dead hurts cause |url=http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2006/06/displaying_foes.html |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |accessdate=24 February 2014}}</ref> Uday was buried in a cemetery near [[Tikrit]] alongside Qusay and Mustapha Hussein.
The U.S. Administration released graphic pictures of the Hussein brothers' bodies. Afterwards, their bodies were reconstructed by morticians to assure the public that they were deceased. For example, Ouday's beard was trimmed and an 8-inch metal bar in his leg from the 1996 assassination attempt was removed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3097089.stm|title=Media films Saddam sons|date=25 July 2003|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> When criticized, the U.S. military's response was to point out that these men were no ordinary [[combatants]], and to express hope that confirmation of the deaths would bring closure to the [[Iraqi people]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Zorn |first=Eric |author-link=Eric Zorn |date=11 June 2006 |title=Displaying foes' dead hurts cause |url=http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2006/06/displaying_foes.html |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |accessdate=24 February 2014}}</ref> Ouday was buried in a cemetery near [[Tikrit]] alongside Qusay and Mustapha Hussein.


That night, and several nights following Uday and Qusay Hussein's deaths, [[celebratory gunfire]] could be heard throughout Baghdad.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/8681025/Saddams-demon-seed.html|title=Saddam's demon seed|date=6 August 2011|work=Telegraph.co.uk|last1=Freeman|first1=Colin}}</ref>
That night, and several nights following Ouday and Qusay Hussein's deaths, [[celebratory gunfire]] could be heard throughout Baghdad.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/8681025/Saddams-demon-seed.html|title=Saddam's demon seed|date=6 August 2011|work=Telegraph.co.uk|last1=Freeman|first1=Colin}}</ref>


== In film, television, and theater ==
== In film, television, and theater ==
[[Philip Arditti]] played Uday in the miniseries ''[[House of Saddam]]''. He was portrayed by [[Dominic Cooper]] in ''[[The Devil’s Double]]''. [[Hrach Titizian]] played him in the play ''[[Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo]]''
[[Philip Arditti]] played Ouday in the miniseries ''[[House of Saddam]]''. He was portrayed by [[Dominic Cooper]] in ''[[The Devil’s Double]]''. [[Hrach Titizian]] played him in the play ''[[Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo]]''


== References ==
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Ouday Hussein
[1]عُدي صدام المجيد
Commander of the Fedayeen Saddam
In office
1995–1996
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byQusay Hussein
Personal details
Born(1964-06-18)18 June 1964
Tikrit, Iraq
Died22 July 2003(2003-07-22) (aged 39)
Mosul, Iraq
Cause of deathBallistic trauma
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Parent(s)Saddam Hussein (deceased)
Sajida Talfah
RelativesQusay Hussein (brother, deceased)

Raghad Hussein (sister)

Rana Hussein (sister)

Hala Hussein (sister)

Adnan Khairallah (Maternal uncle, deceased)
Military service
Allegiance Baathist Iraq
Branch/serviceFedayeen Saddam
Years of service1988–2003
RankCommander
Battles/wars2003 Iraq War

Ouday Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti (Template:Lang-ar) (18 June 1964 – 22 July 2003) was the eldest child of Saddam Hussein by his first wife, Sajida Talfah, and the brother of Qusay Hussein. Ouday was seen for several years as the likely successor to his father, but lost the place as heir apparent to Qusay due to injuries he sustained in an assassination attempt.

Witness allegations have suggested that Ouday was guilty of rape, murder, and torture,[2] including torture of Iraqi Olympic athletes and members of the national football team.[3]

Following the United States-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, he was killed alongside his brother Qusay and nephew Mustapha by an American task force after a prolonged gunfight in Mosul.

Biography

Ouday Hussein was born around 1964 in Tikrit to Saddam Hussein and Sajida Talfah while his father was in prison.

Although his status as Saddam's elder son made him Saddam's prospective successor, Ouday fell out of favour with his father.[4] In October 1988, at a party in honour of Suzanne Mubarak, wife of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Ouday murdered his father's personal valet and food taster, Kamel Hana Gegeo, possibly at the request of his mother. Before an assemblage of horrified guests, an intoxicated Ouday bludgeoned Gegeo and repeatedly stabbed him with an electric carving knife. Gegeo had recently introduced Saddam to a younger woman, Samira Shahbandar, who later became Saddam's second wife. Ouday considered his father's relationship with Shahbandar an insult to his mother. He also may have feared losing succession to Gegeo, whose loyalty to Saddam Hussein was unquestioned.[5]

As punishment for the murder, Saddam briefly imprisoned his son and sentenced him to death; however, Ouday probably served only three months in a prison in a private area.[4] In response to personal intervention from King Hussein of Jordan,[6] Saddam released Ouday, banishing him to Switzerland as the assistant to the Iraqi ambassador there. He was expelled by the Swiss government in 1990 after he was repeatedly arrested for fighting. According to Jalopnik website, Ouday's vast car collections were burned by his father, Saddam, after the Kamel Hana Gegeo incident.[7][8]

Saddam later appointed Ouday chairman of the Iraqi Olympic Committee and the Iraq Football Association. In the former role, he tortured athletes who failed to win.[4][9][10] Furthermore, he founded his own sports club called Al-Rasheed and signed all the best players from the country to play for the club as they went on to dominate Iraqi football until their dissolving in 1990. He also became the editor of the Babel newspaper, the general secretary of the Iraqi Union of Students and the head of the Fedayeen Saddam.[11] Ouday seemed proud of his reputation and called himself Abu Sarhan, an Arabic term for "wolf".[12]

Ouday sustained permanent injuries during an assassination attempt in December 1996.[4] Struck by between 7 and 13 bullets while driving in Mansour (Bagdad),[13] Ouday was initially believed to be paralyzed. Evacuated to Ibn Sina Hospital, he eventually recovered but with a noticeable limp.[4] Despite repeated operations, two bullets remained lodged in his spine and could not be removed due to their location near the spinal cord.[14] In the wake of Ouday's subsequent disabilities, Saddam gave Qusay increasing responsibility and authority, designating him as his heir apparent in 2000.[15]

Ouday opened accounts with Yahoo! and MSN Messenger, which created controversy as this allegedly violated U.S. trade sanctions against Iraq.[16] Ouday also amassed a large video collection, found in his palace in 2003, much of which featured himself in both public and private situations.[17]

Personal life

A family portrait of Saddam Hussein's family. Ouday is seen standing in the middle.

Ouday, the most headstrong among the Hussein children was also perceivedly the most flamboyant. Erratic by nature, he displayed utter ruthlessness towards adversaries and those perceived as threats to his power. He grew up idolizing his father, Saddam Hussein, although their relationship later became strained due to his father's many mistresses. Ouday maintained a close cordial relationship with his mother, Sajida Talfah. The otherwise apathetic Ouday, at his uncle's Adnan Khairallah's funeral in 1989, showed a rare moment of tenderness.

Neglect and lack of bonding with Saddam in childhood, over-exposure to the regime's brutalities, and Sajida's over-nurturing molded his character. After being handicapped by the assassination attempt on him in 1996, he maintained distance from Qusay who was rising in ranks and thought to be Saddam's next legitimate successor. Along with many other crimes, he along with Qusay in 1996, were said to be involved in the killings of their brothers-in-law, Hussein Kamel al-Majid and Saddam Kamel al-Majid who themselves were powerful members of the elite regime. The two men, who had defected to Jordan along with their wives and children, were murdered after their return to Iraq.[18]

In a sign of loyalty to Saddam, the vice president of the Revolutionary Command Council Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri consented to marry his daughter to Ouday.[19] However, al-Douri's influence with Hussein was so substantial that he was able to levy a condition: that the union would not be consummated. Because of Ouday's violent and erratic behavior, al-Douri quickly petitioned that his daughter be permitted to divorce Ouday.[20] Ouday reportedly had no children from his marriage.[21]

Ouday was reported to have converted to Shia Islam in 2001,[22] but he denied these reports.[23]

Allegations of crimes

A report released on 20 March 2003, one day after the American led invasion of Iraq, by ABC News detailed several allegations against Ouday:

  • As head of the Iraqi Olympic Committee, Ouday oversaw the imprisonment and torture of Iraqi athletes who were deemed not to have performed to expectations. He would insult athletes who performed below his expectations by calling them dogs and monkeys to their faces.[24] One defector reported that imprisoned football players were forced to kick a concrete ball after failing to reach the 1994 FIFA World Cup finals.[25] The Iraqi national football team were seen with their heads shaved after failing to achieve a good result in a tournament in the 1980s. Another defector claimed that athletes were dragged through a gravel pit and then immersed in a sewage tank to induce infection in their wounds.[12] After Iraq lost 4–1 to Japan in the quarter finals of the 2000 AFC Asian Cup in Lebanon, goalkeeper Hashim Khamis Hassan, defender Abdul-Jabar Hashim Hanoon and forward Qahtan Chathir Drain were labelled as guilty of loss and eventually flogged for three days by Ouday's security.[25]

Other allegations include:

  • Ouday was known to intrude on parties and otherwise "discover" women whom he would later rape. Time published an article in 2003 detailing his sexual brutality.[4][21]
  • Usage of an iron maiden on persons who fell foul of him.[26]
  • Beating an army officer unconscious when the man refused to allow Ouday to dance with his wife; the man later died of his injuries. Ouday also shot and killed an army officer who did not salute him.[12]
  • Stealing approximately 1,200 luxury vehicles, including a Rolls-Royce Corniche valued at over $200,000.[citation needed]
  • Plotting, in 2000, to assassinate Ahmed Chalabi, the leader of the Iraqi National Congress. This was done shortly after Saddam named his younger son, Qusay, heir-apparent to the dictatorship. Ouday allegedly intended to curry favour with his father through the assassination.[27]

Death

House of Ouday and Qusay in Mosul, Iraq destroyed by U.S. forces, 31 July 2003

On 22 July 2003, JSOC Task Force 20, aided by troops of the United States Army 101st Airborne Division, surrounded Ouday, Qusay, and Qusay's 14-year-old son Mustapha during a raid on a home in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. Ouday had been the Ace of Hearts on the most-wanted Iraqi playing cards (Qusay was the Ace of Clubs). Acting on a tip from an unidentified Iraqi, soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division provided security while the Task Force 20 operators tried to capture the inhabitants of the house. As many as 200 American troops, later aided by OH-58 Kiowa helicopters and an A-10 "Warthog", surrounded and fired upon the house, thus killing Ouday, Qusay, and Qusay's son. After approximately four hours of battle, soldiers entered the house and found four bodies, including the Hussein brothers' bodyguard.

Later, the American command said that dental records had conclusively identified two of the dead men as Saddam Hussein's sons. They also announced that the informant (possibly the owner of the villa in Mosul in which the brothers were killed) would receive the combined $30 million reward previously offered for their apprehension.[28]

File:Airborne and Special Forces Ouday-Qusay raid, 2003.jpg
Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division and U.S. Special Operations (Task Force 20) watch as a TOW missile strikes the side of a house occupied by Ouday and Qusay Hussein in Mosul, on 22 July 2003

The U.S. Administration released graphic pictures of the Hussein brothers' bodies. Afterwards, their bodies were reconstructed by morticians to assure the public that they were deceased. For example, Ouday's beard was trimmed and an 8-inch metal bar in his leg from the 1996 assassination attempt was removed.[29] When criticized, the U.S. military's response was to point out that these men were no ordinary combatants, and to express hope that confirmation of the deaths would bring closure to the Iraqi people.[30] Ouday was buried in a cemetery near Tikrit alongside Qusay and Mustapha Hussein.

That night, and several nights following Ouday and Qusay Hussein's deaths, celebratory gunfire could be heard throughout Baghdad.[31]

In film, television, and theater

Philip Arditti played Ouday in the miniseries House of Saddam. He was portrayed by Dominic Cooper in The Devil’s Double. Hrach Titizian played him in the play Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo

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