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Izzat Ibrahim Al-Douri (born July 1, 1942) was an Iraqi military commander and was vice-president and deputy chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council until the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.

His family hails from the region around Tikrit, where his father worked as an ice seller. Al-Douri is one of the three surviving plotters, along with former President Saddam Hussein and former Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan, who brought the Ba'ath Party to power in a coup in 1968.

Following the coup, he continued to retain a prominent position in the Ba'ath regime. This was eased by the fact that Al-Douri came from the same clan area as Saddam and had not disposed of a power base; thus he did not pose a threat to Saddam's ambitions. He played a key role in the chemical shelling of rebellious Kurdish villagers near the city of HalabjaHalabja is a town in Iraq, located about 150 miles northeast of Baghdad and 8-10 miles from the Iranian border. It was the site of the Halabja poison gas attack. External links http://www. kurdistanweb. in 19881988 is a leap year starting on Friday (click on link for calendar). Events January January 2 Georgia celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 9 Connecticut celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 26 Australia celebrates its bicentennial day. that resulted in the deaths of 5,000 civilians. In 1999, while in AustriaAustria is a landlocked country in Central Europe, a federation of nine states. Austria is bordered by Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the where he came unofficially to treat his leukemia, Al-Douri was implicated in war crimes. The Austrian opposition demanded that he be arrested, pointing to his role in Iraq's regime, but he was allowed by the government to leave the country. Following the Gulf War, he was frequently sent abroad to represent Iraqi interests. His daughter was briefly married to Uday HusseinUday Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti (or Odai ( June 18, 1964 July 22, 2003) was the eldest son of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and his first wife, who was also his first cousin, Sajida Talfah. Although this kind of marriage may be regarded as incestuous in s al-Tikriti, a son of President Saddam Hussein. In 19981998 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Ocean''. Events January January 1998 A massive ice storm, caused by El Nino, strikes New England, southern Ontario and Quebec, resulting, he survived an assassination attempt against him in KarbalaKarbal (; also transliterated as Kerbala or Kerbela is a city in Iraq, located about 100 km southwest of Baghdad at 32. The estimated population in 2003 was 572,300 people. It is the capital of Al Karbala Province. Shi'a Muslims consider it to be one of t.

On March 20March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in Leap years). There are 286 days remaining. Events 1413 Henry V becomes King of England. 1602 The Dutch East India Company is established. 1739 Nadir Shah occupies Delhi in India and s, 2003, U.S. forces invaded Iraq, leading to the toppling of the regime of President Saddam Hussein on April 9. Following the fall of Baghdad, al-Douri went into hiding and has been charged by U.S. officials to be involved in directing the subsequent Iraqi insurgency against U.S. forces. He is believed to be directing and funding guerrilla attacks as well as brokering an alliance between Ba'athist insurgents and militant Islamists. The U.S. authorities issued a 10 million USD reward for any information leading to his capture. Other reports, however, suggest that he is suffering from leukemia and is directing all his energy to avoiding capture.

He is the "King of Clubs" in the " most-wanted Iraqi playing cards." Following the capture of Saddam Hussein, he became the most wanted man in Iraq.

It was announced by Iraq's defense ministry on September 5, 2004, that he had been captured in the town of Tikrit. However, later medical tests showed that the man in custody was a relative of al-Douri, not Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri himself. (Reuters)