en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qusay_Hussein
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Qusay served as the director of the Iraqi Special Security Organization from 1992 to 1997
The 1997 end date is wrong. Credible sources show Qusay remained in charge of the Special Security Organization until 2001, and even returned to the post in 2002.
Full reasoning
This sentence truncates Qusay Hussein's tenure by several years.
The Iraq Survey Group's final report says Qusay became SSO director in late 1991 or early 1992 and "stepped down as the Director of the SSO" on 19 May 2001 after taking new Ba'ath Party duties. The same report adds that Walid Hamid Tawfiq held the post from June 2001 until September 2002, after which Qusay returned as director in September 2002.
A contemporary 20 May 2001 report from People's Daily summarizing Iraqi state media likewise says Qusay "currently runs the Republican Guards" and "handles the elite Special Security Organization". That directly contradicts the claim that his directorship ended in 1997.
So the article's "1992 to 1997" range is incorrect; reliable evidence places him in charge through 2001, with a later return in 2002.
2 sources
- Iraq Survey Group Final Report
Qusay stepped down as the Director of the SSO ... on 19 May 2001 ... Walid Hamid Tawfiq held the position of SSO Director from June 2001 until September 2002 ... Qusay eventually ... returned as the Director of the SSO in September 2002.
- Saddam Appoints Son as Baath Party Deputy Military Commander
Qusai, 34, currently runs the Republican Guards, the country's best-trained and equipped troops and handles the elite Special Security Organization that protects his father.