 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Somutevedzeri wasachigaro weRevolutionary Command Council, al-Douri aibatanidzwa muhondo dzairwisana neIran neKuwait. Munguva ye1988-1989 Al-Anfal Campaign, al-Douri akanzi akarayira Ali Hassan al-Majid aka Chemical Ali kushandisa Mustard uye Sarin nerve gasi pavarwi veKurdish muHalabja.. Akanga ari mubatanidzwa mukupinda muSaudi Arabia uye kurwisa guta reKhafji muna Ndira 1991. Mukati mokumukira kwa1991 muIraq, akabatanidzwa mukudzvinyirira kupandukira kwaitungamirirwa nemaArabu emumvura eIraq. Apo vaKurd vakapandukira zvakare muna 1991, al-Douri akavanyevera kuti Kana makanganwa Halabja, ndinoda kukuyeuchidzai kuti takagadzirira kudzokorora basa racho. 