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| Iraq |
| Top Saddam aide Izzat al-Douri killed |
| 2015-04-17 |
| Izzat al-Douri, a member of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and a key aide of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has been killed in a wide-scale military operation in Iraq, an Iraqi official told Al Arabiya News Channel on Friday. The governer of Iraq's Salahaddin province Raed al-Jabbouri confirmed the death, saying al-Douri was a "mastermind of Islamic State in Iraq," and that his killing is a blow to the group. "The security forces were able to kill the former Vice President and one of al-Baath Party commanders, Izzat al-Douri, during an operation near Aalas oil fields in Tikrit," al-Jabbouri said. DNA tests would further confirm his identity, the governor added. |
| Posted by:Gralet Flirong4872 |
| #7 That's him alright. Saddam sent him underground with about $500 million to stir up an insurgency against the US. I guess he's been using some of his spare change (because fanatics work cheap) to bankroll ISIS in Iraq. Nice pictures. Finally got him. |
| Posted by: Bill Clinton 2015-04-17 19:43 |
| #6 Izzat you, Santa Clause? |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2015-04-17 15:05 |
| #5 If that's him, he didn't age well. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-04-17 14:37 |
| #4 Izzat Al-Douri? WHy yes it is! |
| Posted by: Jarong Elmereger1776 2015-04-17 14:10 |
| #3 Again? |
| Posted by: KBK 2015-04-17 13:15 |
| #2 The picture here looks like him, maybe missing a part of his head. |
| Posted by: Fred 2015-04-17 12:48 |
| #1 The red headed guy, right? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2015-04-17 12:45 |