Saddam Hussein King of Clubs aide Iraqi militant Izzat Ibrahim al Douri killed

Fugitive Iraqi militant leader Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, a former right-hand man to Saddam Hussein, has been killed, Iraqi officials say.They say he died in fighting with government troops in Salahuddin province, north of Baghdad.Al-Douri, 72, led the Naqshbandi Order insurgent group, a key force behind the recent rise of Islamic State (IS).He was deputy to Saddam Hussein, who was ousted when US-led forces invaded Iraq in 2003 and executed in 2006. Al-Douri was regarded as the most high-profile official of Saddam Hussein's Baath party to successfully evade capture after the invasion, and had a large bounty on his head for years.He was the King of Clubs in the famous pack of cards the US issued of wanted members of Saddam Hussein's regime after its defeat.There have been reports of al-Douri's death or capture before, but correspondents say this is the most credible so far.

Saddam Hussein King of Clubs aide Iraqi militant Izzat Ibrahim al Douri killedAl Douri in 2002 and in the US pack of cards of wanted Iraqi leaders. Douri featured prominently in the US "pack of cards" of wanted Iraqi officials.Al-Douri, 72, led the Naqshbandi Order insurgent group, a key force behind the recent rise of Islamic State(bbc news)