U.S. troops encountered no resistance during the five-hour sweep near Tikrit , Saddam Hussein 's hometown and the center of a region of Baath Party supporters .
Tikrit is Saddam Hussein 's hometown and the region around it is known as a hotbed of Baath Party supporters and former high-ranking Iraqi military officials .
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(I).