Looks like the Bathists want to be in power again.
| Sun Apr 10, 2016 7:03pm BST
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Former Saddam aide seeks to reshape Iraq's Sunni insurgency
BAGHDAD | BY MAHER CHMAYTELLI
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Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, who had been the most senior aide to Saddam Hussein still on the run in Iraq, has been captured in the town of Tikrit, Iraq's defence ministry said on September 5, 2004.
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A rallying cry to Iraqi Sunnis from former President Saddam Hussein's top surviving aide aims to bolster the old ruling Baath party's appeal with Sunni Muslims fearing new reprisals by Shi'ite militias, experts said.
They said the video released on Thursday could also contain a message to Iraq's Shi'ite-led government that former party members might help it fight Islamic State if the Shi'ite militias are kept out of the battle.
The broadcast purportedly featuring Ezzat al-Douri coincided with the anniversary of the fall of Saddam's Sunni-led rule when U.S. troops stormed Baghdad in 2003. Reuters could not authenticate it but analysts said it seemed genuine judging by his appearance and speech.
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Former Saddam aide seeks to reshape Iraq's Sunni insurgency
| Sun Apr 10, 2016 7:03pm BST
Related: WORLD, IRAQ, MIDDLE EAST
Former Saddam aide seeks to reshape Iraq's Sunni insurgency
BAGHDAD | BY MAHER CHMAYTELLI
ists want to be in charge again.
left
2 of 2
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Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, who had been the most senior aide to Saddam Hussein still on the run in Iraq, has been captured in the town of Tikrit, Iraq's defence ministry said on September 5, 2004.
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A rallying cry to Iraqi Sunnis from former President Saddam Hussein's top surviving aide aims to bolster the old ruling Baath party's appeal with Sunni Muslims fearing new reprisals by Shi'ite militias, experts said.
They said the video released on Thursday could also contain a message to Iraq's Shi'ite-led government that former party members might help it fight Islamic State if the Shi'ite militias are kept out of the battle.
The broadcast purportedly featuring Ezzat al-Douri coincided with the anniversary of the fall of Saddam's Sunni-led rule when U.S. troops stormed Baghdad in 2003. Reuters could not authenticate it but analysts said it seemed genuine judging by his appearance and speech.
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Former Saddam aide seeks to reshape Iraq's Sunni insurgency
