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Qusay Saddam Hussein al-Nasiri al-Tikriti (or Qusai, Arabic: قصي صدام حسين; 17 May 1966 – 22 July 2003) was an Iraqi politician, military leader, and the second son of Saddam Hussein. He was appointed as his father's heir apparent in 2000. He was also in charge of the Republican Guard, a branch of the Iraqi military.
- Sahar Abd al-Rashid (m. 1988–2003; his death)
- Saddam Hussein
- Gunshot wound
- Al-Awja, Iraq
Uday and Qusay Hussein, sons of deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, were killed during an American military operation conducted on July 22, 2003, in the city of Mosul, Iraq. The operation originally intended to apprehend them, but turned into a four-hour gun battle outside a fortified safehouse which ended with the death of the brothers ...
- 22 July 2003; 20 years ago
- Uday and Qusay Hussein killed
- Northern Al-Falah suburb of Mosul, Iraq
Qusay Hussein (born May 17, 1966, Baghdad, Iraq—died July 22, 2003, Mosul, Iraq) Iraqi official who was the second son of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. He and his older brother Uday were instrumental in their father’s brutal 24-year rule over Iraq.
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Feb 9, 2010 · The former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’s sons, Qusay and Uday, were killed by U.S. forces in Mosul on July 22, 2003. They were known for their cruelty, corruption, and illegal oil smuggling. They were also Saddam’s first-born and his heirs, until Uday was shot in 1996 and Qusay was captured in 2003.
Jun 20, 2019 · In this intimate documentary produced by MSF, Qusay shares his extraordinary journey—from struggling with the painful aftermath of the attack in Iraq, to rebuilding his life at MSF’s reconstructive surgery program hospital in Jordan, to reinventing himself again in the US.
Jul 23, 2003 · Before the US-led war which toppled Saddam Hussein, younger son Qusay was the heir apparent to the Iraqi strongman’s throne. Qusay was Saddam’s main strategist during the war.
Jul 22, 2003 · The U.S. military confirmed that Qusay and Uday Hussein, the sons of toppled Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, were among the four people killed in a raid on a house in Mosul. The raid was part of a series of operations against regime members in the northern Iraqi city. Read the transcript and watch the video of the report.
