Reply #18: Key fugitive Saddam aide 'dead

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11 November 2005



One of Saddam Hussein's closest aides, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, has died, Iraq's former ruling Baath party says.

"The leader of the resistance... died on 11 November, at 0220 ," the statement said.

There are no other details. Relatives - as well as Iraqi and US officials - could not confirm Mr Douri's death.

Mr Douri, 63, was the most senior figure in the former regime still at large. The US had offered a $10m reward for information leading to his capture.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4429608.stm