Saddam Hussein is planning to leave Iraq with his wife and children in the event of a successful U.S.-led attack on Baghdad.
The British Daily Telegraph says an aircraft is on alert 24 hours a day, in the event that Saddam decides to leave.
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It is reported he would head for Syria.
The report says his family is already inside the Syrian embassy in Damascus.