Iraq and Syria’s Sinisiram National (IS) group leaders were killed in an operation by members of the Iraqi National Intelligence Agency along with US-led coalition forces, the Iraqi Prime Minister said.
According to Prime Minister Mohamed Shea al-Sudani, Abdallah Makki Musli al-Rifai, also known as Abu Kadiya, was “deemed one of the most dangerous terrorists in Iraq and in the world,” the BBC reported.
US President Donald Trump said “He was mercilessly cornered by our brave fighters.”
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said it had carried out a “precision airstrike” in Iraq’s Western Al Anbar province.
Refie was head of IS’s most senior decision making body and was responsible for operations, logistics and planning carried out at IS Global, said the US Central Command.
He also oversaw the finances for most of the group’s global organization, Centcom added.