page_title: Uday Hussein
section_title: Death
hierarchical_section_title: Uday Hussein / Death
context_page_description: Uday Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti was the oldest son of Saddam Hussein, the fifth President of Iraq. He had one younger brother named Qusay Hussein. For years, people thought that Uday would become the head of Iraq after his father died. However, Uday lost this place to Qusay for several reasons: because Uday was badly injured in an assassination attempt; because his behavior was often out of control; and because his relations with his family became more and more troubled.
  Uday has been accused of many crimes, including rape, murder, and torture. Uday was imprisoned several times, exiled, and received a token death sentence by his father's regime. After the United States-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, Task force 20 killed Uday, Qusay, and Qusay's son Mustapha during a four-hour gunfight in Mosul.
context_section_description: On 22 July 2003, Task Force 20 and the United States Army 101st Airborne Division raided a home in Mosul, Iraq.  They surrounded Uday, Qusay, and Qusay's 14-year-old son, Mustapha.  They had been told by an Iraqi that Uday and Qusay were in the home.
  United States soldiers got Uday to show himself by hot-wiring Uday's Lamborghini.  After Uday appeared, a gunfight started.  As many as 200 American soldiers, along with OH-58 Kiowa helicopters and an A-10 "Warthog", surrounded and fired upon the house.  They killed Uday, Qusay, and Qusay's son. After about four hours of battle, soldiers entered the house and found four bodies, including the Hussein brothers' bodyguard.
  Dental records proved that two of the men killed in the house were Uday and Qusay, according to the United States Military. They also announced that the person who gave them the tip about where Uday and Qusay were staying would get a $30 million reward.
  The United States Military released graphic pictures of the Hussein brothers' dead bodies. Many people said this was wrong.  When criticized, the U.S. Military's response was to point out that these men were no ordinary combatants.  The Military also said they released the pictures to prove that Uday and Qusay were dead, and that they hoped this would bring closure to the Iraqi people.
  Uday was buried in a cemetery near Tikrit alongside Qusay and Mustapha Hussein.  After his execution in 2006, Saddam Hussein was buried in the same cemetery.
  That night, and several nights following Uday and Qusay Hussein's death, celebratory gunfire could be heard throughout Baghdad.
caption: House of Uday and Qusay in Mosul, Iraq destroyed by U.S. forces, 31 July 2003
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