Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, one of the Iraqi generals and a commander of the Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order who was allegedly killed on Friday, April 17, 2015 was on Monday, April 20, 2015 paraded in a glass coffin for the entire citizenry to see that he has been killed. (Photo Credit: AP)
The remains of Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, one of the Iraqi generals and a commander of the Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order, was on Monday, April 20, 2015 paraded in a transparent glass coffin for the entire citizenry to see that he has been killed.
Al- Douri has been one of the most wanted men since 2003 after the government of Saddam Hussein was toppled by the United States in Iraq.
According to Iraqi officials, the deceased was a key member of the terrorist group ISIS and was killed on Friday, April 17, 2015 during a fight with government troops in Salahuddin province, north of Baghdad.
Al-Douri who until his death was widely known as King of Clubs, because of his position in the US military.
The US military marked the 72-year-old as the “single most significant regime figure” at large, according to the BBC, and a $10 million (£6.72m) bounty for his capture was offered.
Below are some of the purported remains of Al-Douri which was handed down to the Ministry of Health in Baghdad after it was paraded.
The remains of Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, one of the Iraqi generals and a commander of the Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order, was on Monday, April 20, 2015 paraded in a glass coffin for the entire citizenry to see that he has been killed. (Photo Credit: AP)The remains of Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, one of the Iraqi generals and a commander of the Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order, was on Monday, April 20, 2015 paraded in a glass coffin for the entire citizenry to see that he has been killed. (Photo Credit: Reuters)The remains of Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, one of the Iraqi generals and a commander of the Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order, was on Monday, April 20, 2015 paraded in a glass coffin for the entire citizenry to see that he has been killed. (Photo Credit: AP)The remains of Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, one of the Iraqi generals and a commander of the Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order, was on Monday, April 20, 2015 paraded in a glass coffin for the entire citizenry to see that he has been killed. (Photo Credit: AP)
