Islamic State leader in Iraq and Syria killed, US says
Written by Black Hot Fire Network 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 . . .