Izzat al-Douri, Saddam Hussein's right-hand man, 'killed in shoot-out'
- 9 years ago
He was known as the King of Clubs in the U.S. military’s card deck of most-wanted Iraqis.
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri has been killed, according to the governor of Iraq’s Salahuddin Province.
Al-Douri, the last of former leader Saddam Hussein’s henchmen still at large in Iraq, is said to have died during a shootout in the Hamrin Mountain range. It lies around 54 kilometres northeast of the provincial capital Tikrit, which was Saddam Hussein’s native town.
Iraqi state television channel, Al Arabiya, says government troops and allied Shia militiamen took him down,along with nine bodyguards.
Top Saddam aide and leader of fugitive Baathists Izzat al-Douri reportedly killed http://t.co/MtM0sKEzcw pic.twitter.com/HvE8LKHDvy— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) April 17, 2015
It’s not the first time al-Douri has been reported dead. However, the above photo has been published on the Al Arabiya website, showing a corpse bearing a resemblance to Saddam’s former right-hand man.
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Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri has been killed, according to the governor of Iraq’s Salahuddin Province.
Al-Douri, the last of former leader Saddam Hussein’s henchmen still at large in Iraq, is said to have died during a shootout in the Hamrin Mountain range. It lies around 54 kilometres northeast of the provincial capital Tikrit, which was Saddam Hussein’s native town.
Iraqi state television channel, Al Arabiya, says government troops and allied Shia militiamen took him down,along with nine bodyguards.
Top Saddam aide and leader of fugitive Baathists Izzat al-Douri reportedly killed http://t.co/MtM0sKEzcw pic.twitter.com/HvE8LKHDvy— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) April 17, 2015
It’s not the first time al-Douri has been reported dead. However, the above photo has been published on the Al Arabiya website, showing a corpse bearing a resemblance to Saddam’s former right-hand man.
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