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U.S. Airstrike Kills ISIS Second-in-Command in Iraq

Abu Khadijah, a top ISIS leader responsible for global operations and financing, was killed in a coordinated U.S.-Iraqi operation in Al Anbar Province.

IS leader Abu Khadiya was killed by Iraqi security forces on March 13
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Overview

  • Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai, also known as Abu Khadijah, was the second-in-command of ISIS and led its global operations and logistics.
  • The precision airstrike, conducted on March 13 in Iraq's Al Anbar Province, was coordinated by U.S. Central Command and Iraqi intelligence forces.
  • Both Abu Khadijah and another ISIS operative were killed in the strike; they were found with unexploded suicide vests and multiple weapons at the site.
  • Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and U.S. officials described Abu Khadijah as one of the most dangerous terrorists in the world.
  • U.S. President Donald Trump praised the operation, emphasizing his administration's 'peace through strength' approach to combating global terrorism.