Iraqi state-run television has recently reported that Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the former left-hand man as well as recently a key figure in Sunni extremist groups against Iraq, has been killed during a security operation if the country. Al-Douri was a military commander and vice chairman of the the revolutionary command council in Hussein's regime. After fall of Hussien, al-Douri was identified by US military as "King of Clubs" - one of the most wanted regime officials. Also, he was thought to be the leader of Naqshbandi Army that supports ISIS in post-Hussein period. Over the course of years, several claims of al-Douri being killed had been made, however none of them were proven valid as several videos of al-Douri taunting Iraqi government as well as the US have been posted on the 65th anniversary of the Arab Socialist Baath Party, after the claimed killing taken place. However, recently al-Douri was again claimed to be killed during an attack by Shiite militias and Iraqi government troops on Hamrin Mountain. The body of whom assumed to be al-Douri will be transferred to Iraqi capital Baghdad and be tested within 48 hours.
by Leiyang Guo
link: http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/17/middleeast/iraq-al-douri-killed/index.html
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