Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai, also known as” Abu Khadijah,” was killed by US Central Command ( CENTCOM) forces in a joint operation earlier this week in coordination with Iraqi intelligence and security forces.
According to Centcom, the second-highest-ranking ISIS head and the organization’s head of international businesses were killed in a precise strike along with another ISIS agent.
According to the US main prompt, “on March 13, US Central Command forces, in collaboration with Iraqi intelligence and security forces, conducted a perfection airstrike in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, that killed the Global ISIS# 2 leader, chief of international operations, and delegated committee emir – Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai, alias “abdallahma’ab,” as well as one other ISIS operative,”
Centcom and Syrian forces secured the site after the attack, where they matched the Abu Khadijah DNA with that of a past raid. ” After the hit, CENTCOM and Iraqi troops moved to the strike page and discovered both deceased ISIS terrorists. The US forces added that both terrorists “were carrying various weapons” and “unexploded” death vests, according to their speech.
Abu Khadijah was one of the most significant ISIS people in the whole world ISIS firm, according to Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, the captain of US Central Command. We may continue to kill terrorists and destroy their organizations that threaten the US, allies, and partners in the region and beyond.
President Donald Trump made earlier reports that US, Iraqi, and Kurdish forces had killed the ISIS chief in Iraq. ” Now, the fugitive leader of ISIS in Iraq was killed. He was persistently pursued by our illustrious warfighters, Trump claimed in a post on Truth Social. He continued, quoting Iraq and the Kurdish Regional Government, saying that, in concert with the Iraqi Government and the Kurdish Regional Government, his wretched life was ended along with another part of ISIS. ” PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH”
The hit is a significant blow to the ISIS management and is a result of continuous U.S. combat efforts.
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Who was ISIS’s “fugitive” chief Abu Khadijah?
As the Emir of ISIS’s most top decision-making system, Abu Khadijah held a significant leadership position, and was in charge of overseeing the organization’s worldwide operations, shipping, and economic planning.
Abu Khadijah, the Emir of ISIS’s most top decision-making figure, still held the reins over all operations, logistics, and preparing conducted by the organization’s international operations, according to the Centcom in its statement.
His significant role in the ISIS leadership hierarchy, which he is regarded as one of the deadliest jihadists in Iraq and around the world, has made him a well-known figure, and there has been debate about potential concern for the position of the” caliph” as ISIS’s global head.
