| 3 May 2014 [Date mismatch] at the | 2009 telegram cable published by WikiLeaks, al-Douri fled to Syria in the spring of 2003, the cable however would admit that his whereabouts between 2003 and 2009 were difficult to pin down |
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| The Shi'ite militant organization claimed to have killed him, saying that his body was being transported to Baghdad to confirm its identity | Tweet in Arabic — via |
, said: "The ministry does not have any DNA test results for any relative of al-Douri at the present time, and further efforts will be made to achieve a DNA result.
24| intelligence officials believe it was filmed in Damascus, Syria | There were reports from that al-Douri was allegedly in Mosul visiting his wife, before fleeing to an undisclosed location |
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| According to the , al-Douri had close ties with senior ISIL officials and | Following the , Arab leaders including al-Douri gathered in Cairo condemning Israel's reaction to the protests |
Iraqi security forces and Shia militias opened fire at a convoy believed to be carrying al-Douri and nine bodyguards, resulting in a 25-minute firefight.