Tuesday's crash prompted Gov. Izzat Saad of Luxor province to ban all hot air balloon flights until further notice.

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Only his deputy, Izzat al-Douri, escaped capture and punishment in a war-crimes trial.

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The Iraqi delegation, led by Izzat Ibrahim, the vice-chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council, had other reasons to feel discomfited.

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But even as Austrian authorities were arresting a Serb suspect last month, they were also playing host to Mr Hussein's deputy, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, before letting him go home safely to Iraq.

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"The two parties agreed to call on all Palestinian factions to implement the reconciliation agreement, " Izzat al-Rishq, a member of Hamas' political bureau and a participant in the Cairo talks, told the AFP news agency.

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Iraq's government issued a new list of most wanted insurgents and fugitives from Saddam Hussein's regime, with the former dictator's intelligence head, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, at the top, and also including Mr Hussein's wife and eldest daughter.

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In 2008, militants in Gaza abducted a Fatah opponent and shaved off his mustache to dishonor him, while in 2003, in the lead up to the Second Gulf War, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri -- a senior aide to Hussein and, like the rest of the former Iraqi leader's inner circle, himself mustachioed -- created headlines when he yelled "Curse be upon your mustache!"

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