article_snippet.sent: Iraqi officials said Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri had died in fighting with government troops in Salahuddin province, north of Baghdad.
article_snippet.sent: Al-Douri, 72, headed the Naqshbandi Order insurgent group, an important faction behind the recent rise of ISIS.
article_snippet.sent: Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri was an Iraqi military commander and was Vice Chairman of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council, until the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq .
article_snippet.sent: Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri was one of Saddam's most trusted henchmen, helping to lead Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri 1968 bloodless coup. 
article_snippet.sent: Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri was then deputy to Saddam when Saddam was deposed following the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
article_snippet.sent: Following the execution of Saddam Hussein on 30 December, 2006, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri was confirmed as the new leader of the banned Ba'ath Party.
article_snippet.sent: Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri was deemed the most high-profile official of Saddam's Ba'ath Party to evade capture after the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq.
article_snippet.sent: Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri was 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 Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri head.
article_snippet.sent: Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri
highlights_snippet.sent: Iraqi officials say Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, 72, has died in fighting in Tikrit .
  