Islamic State leader in Iraq and Syria killed, US says

Written by on March 15, 2025

A senior Islamic State (IS) group leader in Iraq and Syria has been killed in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with US-led coalition forces, the Iraqi prime minister has said.

Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifa, also known as Abu Khadija, "was considered one of the most dangerous terrorists in Iraq and the world", according to Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani.

US President Donald Trump said "he was relentlessly hunted down by our . . .



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