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COMMANDER // 1942–2020

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.

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Battles (8)

Last verified June 2026
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