article_snippet.sent: A fugitive Iraqi militant leader and the former right-hand man of Saddam Hussein's has reportedly been killed in a skirmish.
article_snippet.sent: Both Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri and Saddam came from the same Tikriti tribal background.
article_snippet.sent: Salahuddin governor Raed al-Jabouri said soldiers and allied Shia militiamen killed Saddam in an operation east of Tikrit - a city that was recaptured by the government two weeks ago.
article_snippet.sent: Salahuddin governor Raed al-Jabouri said: 'This is a major victory for those involved in an operation east of Tikrit - a city that was recaptured by the government two weeks ago.
article_snippet.sent: 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.