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Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri

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Lifespan

1942 – 2020

19501960197019801990200020102020Iran–Iraq War · 1980-1988Gulf War · 1990–1991Iraq War · 2003–2011 major U.S. combat/occupation periodIraqi Civil War of 2014–2017 · 2014-2017Battle of Khorramshahr — September 22, 1980 · Iraq · Iran–Iraq WarKhafji — Jan 1991 · Iraq · Gulf WarOperation Desert Storm — January 17, 1991 · Iraq · Gulf War2003 invasion of Iraq — March 20, 2003 · Iraq · Iraq WarAnbar campaign (2003–2011) — March 20, 2003 · Iraq · Iraq WarIraqi invasion of Kuwait — August 2, 2009 · Iraq · Gulf WarFall of Mosul — June 4, 2014 · Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant · Iraqi Civil War of 2014–2017Islamic State invasion of Iraq — June 25, 2014 · Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant · Iraqi Civil War of 2014–2017

Active service 1980–2014 — 8 battles across 4 wars; first command at age 38.

Profile

Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri was an Iraqi politician, military officer and field marshal. He served as Vice Chairman of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council until the 2003 invasion of Iraq by the United States and was regarded as the closest advisor and deputy under President Saddam Hussein. He led the Iraqi militant group Naqshbandi Army.

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Battles (8)

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