The top of Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria has been killed in an airstrike in western Iraq, in line with Iraqi officers and US navy commanders.
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Particulars of the operation in Iraq have been described by US Central Command (CENTCOM) which stated 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 stated their forces and Iraqi troops examined the location and located two our bodies, which had been sporting unexploded “suicide vests” and had a number of weapons. It added that Abu Khadija’s dying was confirmed utilizing DNA checks.
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.
Iraq’s PM spoke with Syria’s overseas minister in Baghdad on Friday about the specter of IS. Pic: Iraqi Prime Minister Media Workplace/Reuters
The operation comes at a time when Iraqi officers are anxious about an IS resurgence after the autumn 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 total safety that would permit the group to stage a resurgence.
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Commenting on the operation towards Khadija, the commander of US Central Command stated: “Abu Khadijah [Khadija] was some of the necessary ISIS members in the complete world ISIS organisation.”
“We are going to proceed to kill terrorists and dismantle their organizations that threaten our homeland and US, allied and associate personnel within the area and past,” added Normal Michael Erik Kurilla.
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Final yr, the US and Iraq introduced an settlement to wind down the navy mission in Iraq of an American-led coalition combating IS by September 2025.
The intention has been for US forces to go away some bases the place they’ve stationed troops throughout a two-decade-long navy presence within the nation.
