A total of 50 members from former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's Baath Party were killed by Iraqi army on Saturday in an air raid on the northern city of Tikrit, according to an Iraqi official who spoke on condition of anonymitymSIA reports quoting the AA.
Among the killed was Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the son of Saddam's fugitive former deputy Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri -- the current leader of the outlawed Baath Party, -- the official said.
"After receiving intelligence on a meeting of these leaders in a house in Tikrit, anti-terror squads raided the house in coordination with the air force, killing all 50 members there," said the official.
Until a U.S.-led invasion toppled Saddam in 2003, the Baath Party had maintained a tight grip on the country for more than three decades.
The party was founded in Syria in 1943 espousing an Arab nationalist ideology called Baathism, and then extended its branch to Iraq.
Tikrit was the home city of Saddam Hussein's powerful tribe.
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