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 confirmed the death, saying al-Douri was a “mastermind of Islamic State in Iraq,” and that his killing is a blow to the group.

DNA tests would further confirm his identity, the governor added.


The 72-year-old Douri served as the vice chairman of Saddam Hussein's top governing body, the Revolutionary Command Council. Then, he became a fugitive after the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, and was believed to be mastermind of the insurgency against the current Shiite-led government.

Last year in July, shortly after ISIS miliants seized Iraq's second largest city Mosul in a lightning offensive, Douri released an audio recording urging all Iraqis to join efforts to “liberate” the country and praised the radical militants.
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Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri (1 Juli 1942–) adalah seorang komandan militer Irak dan mantan wakil presiden Irak. Bersama dengan Saddam Hussein dan Taha Yassin Ramadan, ia turut merencanakan kudeta pada tahun 1968 yang membawa Partai Ba'ath memegang kekuasaan di Irak. Pada tahun 1998, ia selamat dari upaya pembunuhan terhadapnya di Karbala. Pada tahun 1999, saat berada di Austria untuk mengobati leukemia yang dideritanya, ia dinyatakan bersalah atas dakwaan kejahatan perang, namun ia dibiarkan pulang ke negaranya. Setelah rezim Saddam jatuh pada invasi AS terhadap Irak 2003, al-Douri berhasil melarikan diri dan bersembunyi. BBC dan Al Arabiya melaporkan bahwa sebuah situs web pendukung Partai Ba'ath menyatakan bahwa al-Douri telah meninggal dunia pada 11 November 2005, namun hal ini dibantah beberapa pengguna lainnya di situs web tersebut. Hingga kini pemerintah Amerika Serikat masih menawarkan imbalan sebesar US$10 juta bagi penangkapan terhadap al-Douri atau bukti kematiannya.
http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izzat_Ibrahim_al-Douri

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