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The body of 72-year-old Izzat Ibrahim Al-Douri was handed over to the authorities yesterday, April 20th. He was known as an important faction behind the recent rise of ISIS and one of Saddam's most trusted henchmen. Both Al-Douri and Saddam came from the same Tikriti tribal background.
In a such honourable goodbye, he was paraded in a glass coffin and flanked by jostling civilians, members of the armed forces and the media scrum.
According to reports, Iraqi officials said Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri had died in fighting with government troops in Salahuddin province, north of Baghdad, on Friday.
So, yesterday his body was returned to Baghdad and delivered to the Ministry of Health as crowds gathered to get a closer look at the 'King of Clubs'. The event was broadcast live on state television in Iraq.
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His daughter was briefly married to Saddam's elder son, Uday, who - together with his brother Qusay - was killed by US forces in Mosul in July 2003. Then, the deputy to Saddam when he was deposed following the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
His daughter was briefly married to Saddam's elder son, Uday, who - together with his brother Qusay - was killed by US forces in Mosul in July 2003. Then, the deputy to Saddam when he was deposed following the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
However, following the execution of Saddam Hussein on 30 December, 2006, Al-Douri was confirmed as the new leader of the banned Ba'ath Party and deemed the most high-profile official of Saddam's Ba'ath Party to evade capture after the invasion.
Ranked sixth on the US military's list of the 55 most-wanted Iraqis after offensive to overthrow Saddam and had a $10m bounty on his head. He was the King of Clubs in the infamous pack of cards the US issued of wanted members of Saddam's regime after its collapse.
Al-Douri was the King of Clubs in the famous pack of cards the US issued
of wanted members of Saddam's regime after its collapse
KINGS OF CLUBS: 'PERSONALITY IDENTIFICATION PLAYING CARDS'
In the invasion of Iraq by a US-led coalition, the military developed a set of playing cards to help troops identify the most-wanted members of Saddam's regime.
This was mostly high-ranking members of the Iraqi Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party or members of the Revolutionary Command Council.
The cards were officially named the 'personality identification playing cards'. Each card contained the wanted person's address and, if available, the job they carried out. The highest-ranking cards, starting with the aces and kings, were used for the people at the top of the most-wanted list.
Saddam, who was number one on the most wanted list, was the Ace of Spades. The aces of clubs and hearts were his sons Qusay and Uday respectively, who were both killed in Mosul in 2003. The ace of diamonds was Saddam's presidential secretary Abid Hamid Mahmud al-Tikriti. He was executed in June 2012 after being sentenced to death by the Iraqi High Tribunal. Al-Douri was the King of Clubs in the pack of cards.
His dead body was pictured on social media on Friday with his teeth missing, an unkempt orange beard and a bloody head wound.
Salahuddin governor Raed al-Jabouri said soldiers and allied Shia militiamen killed him in an operation east of Tikrit - a city that was recaptured by the government two weeks ago.
"This is a major victory for those involved in the operation. He is considered a mastermind for this terrorist group. For sure this will have an impact on them...there will be a break among them." Raed al-Jabouri said.
ISIS currently controls a swath of land slightly larger than the UK, from Aleppo to central Iraq.
Source: Dailymail
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