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<p>May 16, 2003 -- WASHINGTON - U.S. forces captured two Iraqi army generals, a commander from its former security forces, and another member of the 55 most-wanted list of Iraqi regime figures in a massive raid on a village near Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, the Pentagon said yesterday.</p>

<p>NEAR TIKRIT, Iraq  — More than 260 prisoners were taken into custody Thursday in a pre-dawn U.S. Army raid near Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit (search), including one man on the United States' "most-wanted" list of former Iraqi officials.</p> <p>During the 5-hour sweep dubbed "Operation Planet X," officers said U.S. troops faced no resistance from Iraqis.</p>