Physical Address
304 North Cardinal St.
Dorchester Center, MA 02124
The leader of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria was killed, the Iraqi prime minister announced on Friday.
Abdallah Maki Musleh al-Rifai, or “Abu Khadi”, was killed in surgery Members of the Iraqi national intelligence service, together with the coalition forces led by the United States, said Iraq Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani in a statement.
The Prime Minister described Al-Rifai as “one of the most dangerous terrorists in Iraq and the world.”
US President Donald Trump He reacted to the news of his social media platform Truth Social, saying that Al-Rifai’s “poor life was abolished”.
The former Iraqi refugee who lives in Texas acknowledges guilt to conspiracy to support ISIS
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani described al-Rifai as “one of the most dangerous terrorists in Iraq and the world.” (AP)
“The ISIS fugitive is killed today,” Trump wrote on Friday night. “It was released by our fearless warriors. His poor life was abolished, together with another member of ISIS, in coordination with the Iraqi government and the Kurdish regional government.”
“Peace through strength!” The president added.
The US Central Command in the statement said her forces in collaboration with Iraqi intelligence and security forces conducted an air attack in Al Anbar Province in Iraq, killing “Global Isis #2, Chief of Global Operations and Delegated Committee Emir-Abdallah Makki al-Rifai,”. “
US President Donald Trump responded, saying that Al-Rifai’s “poor life was terminated.” (Getty Images)
“As the highest ISIS of the oldest decision-making body, Abu Khadijah has retained responsibility for operations, logistics and planning that ISIS has spent globally and directs a significant part of the finance for the global organization of the group,” he said to Centcom.
Islamic State/Syria: A masked soldier of the Islamic State Posing by holding Isil banner somewhere in the desert of Iraq or Syria. ISIL PUCDIGITY Pictures, 2015. (Pictures from History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
After the strike, the USA and Iraqi forces Moved to the site of the strike and found both goals of the dead ISIS that each wore non -exploded “suicide vests” and who had more weapons, Centerca said.
Syrian Foreign Minister Asad Al-Shaybani, left, speaks during a press conference with his Iraq colleague Fouad Hussein after their meeting, Baghdad in Iraq, on Friday, March14, 2025. (AP)
Click here to get the Fox News app
US and Iraqi forces were able to identify al-Rifai using DNA collected in the previous raid where he fled closely.
“Abu Khadijah was one of the most important members of the ISIS, the whole global organization of ISIS. We will continue to kill terrorists and dismantle our organizations threatening our homeland and us, the Allied and Partner Staff in the region and beyond,” said General Michael Erik Kurilla, Commander Centerca, said the statement.
