U.S. Airstrike Kills ISIS Second-in-Command in Iraq

Abu Khadijah, a top ISIS leader responsible for global operations and financing, was killed in a coordinated U.S.-Iraqi operation in Al Anbar Province.

Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai, also known as Abu Khadijah, was the second-in-command of ISIS and led its global operations and logistics.
The precision airstrike, conducted on March 13 in Iraq's Al Anbar Province, was coordinated by U.S. Central Command and Iraqi intelligence forces.
Both Abu Khadijah and another ISIS operative were killed in the strike; they were found with unexploded suicide vests and multiple weapons at the site.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and U.S. officials described Abu Khadijah as one of the most dangerous terrorists in the world.
U.S. President Donald Trump praised the operation, emphasizing his administration's 'peace through strength' approach to combating global terrorism.