by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Apr 8, 2016 | Middle East
Former Iraqi Vice President Izzat al-Douri might be the most fortunate person in the world as his death was announced several times in the past 12 years, yet, just like myths, every time he reappeared to prove them false. The most recent appearing for al-Douri was a...
by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jul 15, 2014 | Opinion
Izzat Al-Douri was a figure of little consequence when he was the deputy of Iraq’s late President Saddam Hussein, and he has been of little significance since the Ba’ath Party collapsed and his president and other commanders were executed. What brought Douri back to...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 14, 2014 | Middle East
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi forces repelled an attempt by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to capture a town on the road to Baghdad on Sunday, as a senior former Ba’athist admitted for the first time that he had allied with the organization. Sources said...
by Ma'ad Fayad | Jul 13, 2014 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Former senior Iraqi military officers and members of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein’s now-outlawed Ba’ath Party are among Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) Emir Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi’s top aides, a member of the party told...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 5, 2013 | Middle East
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—One of the top aides of Iraq’s Saddam-era vice-president Izzat Ibrahim Al-Douri was arrested on Wednesday, Iraqi authorities’ announced. Samir Shwaili, media spokesman of the head of Iraq’s anti-terrorism agency, said that Iraqi...
