Mustapha Hussein

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Mustapha Hussein
Born	January 3, 1989 Tikrit, Iraq
Died	July 22, 2003 (age 14) Mosul, Iraq

Mustapha Qusay Hussein al-Tikriti (January 3, 1989 - July 22, 2003) was the son of Qusay Hussein, and grandson of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

On July 22, 2003, 14-year old Mustapha was killed, along with his father Qusay and uncle Uday Hussein, during a raid by U.S. troops on a home in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. He was the last one to die.^{[citation needed]}When U.S. forces entered the compound he was hiding beneath the bed by his father's and Uday's bodies (apparently seriously wounded).^{[citation needed]} Once U.S. forces entered, he began firing an assault rifle and started swearing at them in English (his second language) and according to the official report, soldiers had to return fire.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] External links

• "Killing Mustafa Hussein: Death of a Child Martyr, Birth of a Legend?", Lisa Walsh Thomas.
• Hussein family graves
• Retaliation for the killing of Hussein brothers
• American soldier dies, 12 hours later in Mosul, retaliation by insurgents