United States Central Command (CENTCOM) requires gotten rid of ISIS’s second-in-command Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai, likewise understood by his alias “Abu Khadijah,” on Thursday in western Iraq, the company revealed in a post on X/Twitter on Saturday early morning.
Khadijah was the group’s Chief of Global Operations in Iraq.
CENTCOM performed the strike in cooperation with Iraqi intelligence; United States President Donald Trump composed in a Reality Social post that it was likewise performed in coordination with the Kurdish Regional Federal Government. Another ISIS terrorist was eliminated in the strike.
CENTCOM Forces Eliminate ISIS Chief of Global Operations Who Likewise Acted As ISIS # 2On March 13, U.S. Central Command forces, in cooperation with Iraqi Intelligence and Security Forces, performed an accuracy airstrike in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, that eliminated the Worldwide ISIS # 2 leader, … pic.twitter.com/rWeEoUY7Lw
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 15, 2025
Khadijah was accountable for ISIS’s operations, logistics, and preparation performed by the terrorist company worldwide, according to CENTCOM.
Declarations about strike that eliminated ISIS leader
Trump discussed Khadijah in his post, specifying that he was “non-stop hounded by our brave warfighters. His dog’s life was ended, together with another member of ISIS. PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH!”
CENTCOM Leader Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla stated that “Abu Khadijah was among the most crucial ISIS members in the whole worldwide ISIS company.
” We will continue to eliminate terrorists and dismantle their companies that threaten our homeland and United States, allied and partner workers in the area and beyond.”
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani at first revealed al-Rifai’s death in a declaration on Friday, keeping in mind that he was “among the most harmful terrorists in Iraq and the world.”
Both Iraqi and CENTCOM forces reached the website after it was struck. The group utilized the ISIS leader’s DNA to verify his death, which they had actually formerly gathered on a various high-stakes objective.
They discovered his body and the body of the other ISIS terrorist; both were eliminated using unexploded “suicide vests” and had numerous weapons.
Reuters added to this report.