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New York: Saddam Hussein's elder son, Uday, had approached US officials in Baghdad through an intermediary to negotiate a safe surrender, a media report said on May 26.

A Hussein relative had approached an intermediary asking the US if Uday Hussein could "work out something" or "get some kind of immunity," "Time" magazine reported in its latest issue.

"From a hideout near Baghdad, Uday Hussein has reached out, hoping to strike a deal for his safe surrender," the report quoted a source familiar with the communication as saying.

The report also quoted a family servant and an unidentified source as saying that the deposed Iraqi leader, Uday and brother Qusay survived the two attempts made by the US during 'Operation Iraqi Freedom' to kill them.

It added that one reason Baghdad fell so easily was that Qusay kept impulsively moving army units from one place to another, right till the last minute.

Many of the units were simply out of position when the Americans arrived, one of the officers of the Republican Guards was quoted as saying.

He said that the day before Baghdad fell, Qusay held a meeting with his top generals during which he kept repeating the same questions again and again.

"He looked nervous. He wasn't stable," the officer added.

PTI