jeavmentjamie mcintire has more from washington. >> reporter: antonioantonio iraqis have killed al-douri, his distinctive red hair, al-douri was killed in a fight between iraqi forces and i.s.i.l. fighters. once hussein's right and man one of the highest ranking men still unaccounted for the king of clubs, in the deck of cards the military gave to their troops so they could recognize the 52 most wanted. suspected of leading a sunni insurgent group. a lead of an old baathist group. when it took over mosul. when once al-douri's demise would take much flow, it is of little interest and no longer tracking if he was still at large and state department has no confirmation and no prepared statement. >> if it's true, it would be great for iraqi security force he but i just don't know yet. we're looking into it. >> almost all the original 52 cars in the deck have been captured or killed. the ace of spades saddam hussein was executed in 2006 after his capture in 2003. his two suns ude and kuse were killed by u.s. troops that same year. now with the king of clubs gone the last vestiges of the rule