The top of Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria has been killed in an airstrike in western Iraq, in response to Iraqi officers and US army commanders.
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Particulars of the operation in Iraq have been described by US Central Command (CENTCOM) which mentioned on X it had carried out “a precision airstrike in Al Anbar Province” in cooperation with Iraqi intelligence and safety forces.
The assertion added that the airstrike had “killed the worldwide ISIS #2 chief, chief of worldwide operations and the delegated committee emir – Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai, alias ‘Abu Khadijah’ [Khadija], and one different ISIS operative”.
Following the assault, CENTCOM mentioned their forces and Iraqi troops examined the location and located two our bodies, which had been carrying unexploded “suicide vests” and had a number of weapons. It added that Abu Khadija’s demise was confirmed utilizing DNA assessments.
On Friday, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al Sudani described Khadija as “some of the harmful terrorists in Iraq and the world”.
In an announcement on X, he added: “The Iraqis proceed their spectacular victories over the forces of darkness and terrorism.”
Particulars of the airstrike coincided with the primary go to by Syria’s high diplomat to Iraq, throughout which the 2 nations pledged to work collectively to fight IS.
The operation comes at a time when Iraqi officers are anxious about an IS resurgence after the fall of former Syrian President Bashar al Assad in Syria.
Whereas Syria’s new rulers – led by the Islamist former rebel group Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS) – have pursued IS cells since taking energy, some concern a breakdown in general safety that would enable the group to stage a resurgence.
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Commenting on the operation in opposition to Khadija, the commander of US Central Command mentioned: “Abu Khadijah [Khadija] was some of the necessary ISIS members in your complete world ISIS organisation.”
“We are going to proceed to kill terrorists and dismantle their organizations that threaten our homeland and US, allied and accomplice personnel within the area and past,” added Basic Michael Erik Kurilla.
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Final yr, the US and Iraq introduced an settlement to wind down the army mission in Iraq of an American-led coalition combating IS by September 2025.
The intention has been for US forces to depart some bases the place they’ve stationed troops throughout a two-decade-long army presence within the nation.
