❌ Photo of Afghan teen misrepresented as 'Saddam Hussein's grandson'
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An image of a teenage boy has been shared thousands of times in social media posts that claim it shows the 14-year-old grandson of late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, Mustafa Hussein, who"shot dead 14 US soldiers" during a gunfight that also killed his father and uncle. However, this is false. American photographer Steve McCurry, who took the photo, says it shows an Afghan fighter.
The post's Malaysian-language caption reads:"This boy -- Mustafa Hussein from Iraq -- the 14-year-old grandson of Saddam Hussein, was the last man standing, fighting against US special forces during an operation. According to American soldiers involved in the operation, when they entered the house, Mustafa Hussein opened fire on them.
"The US forces, numbering 400 troops, were stopped by him. In front of the dead bodies of his uncle and father, the boy shot and killed 14 American marines with a sniper rifle. The battle with the grandson of Saddam Hussein lasted for about six hours." "When the Americans killed the boy, they were in disbelief and even more amazed when they learned that he was a child. At the end of an article commemorating Mustafa, New York Times reporter Robert Yeisk wrote: 'If we had someone like this man in America, we would build a monument in every city. I would talk about his courage everywhere and it would have been a prominent clash'."
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