Saddam, wearing military uniform, smiling and with a cigar in his hand, was seated at a large table in a small room, whose location was not specified.

Besides Uday, who heads the Saddam Fedayeen volunteer paramilitary force, and Qussay, leader of the elite Republican Guard, the meeting included Iraqi Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan, Defense Minister Sultan Hashem Ahmad and Latif Nuseif Jasem, a member of the ruling Baath party's leadership.

The meeting was also attended by "a number of military commanders", whom the the television did not name.

The scene was similar to one shown on Saturday but differed in detail.

The latest broadcasts followed a televised address Friday by Saddam and rare images of the security-obsessed Iraqi leader touring his capital, which has been battered by two weeks of US-led air strikes.

Saddam was seen in Friday's footage being mobbed by well-wishers, who kissed his hand and chanted for his victory over the US-led coalition which has vowed to topple his regime.

The latest pictures come after US forces announced Sunday they had virtually surrounded Baghdad, the day after making their first incursion into the city in a bid to show that Saddam's regime was no longer in control.

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