Qusay Hussein was the younger son of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. He started serving in the ‘Iraqi Republican Guard’ in 2000 and went on to supervise the internal security forces. He also commanded the ‘Special Republican Guard’ (Golden Division), a 15,000 member force recruited to protect Saddam Hussein and his extended family. Qusay Hussein oversaw the suppression of the Shiite uprising after the 1991 ‘Gulf War.’ In 1998, he was accused of ordering the killing of several political prisoners. Hussein was chosen as Saddam's heir apparent in 2000. However, he was killed on July 22, 2003, during a raid by American soldiers in Mosul. Qusay Hussein’s 14-year-old son, Mustapha, and his older brother Uday Hussein were also killed during the raid.
