{"id":123190,"date":"2025-03-15T06:28:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T06:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=123190"},"modified":"2025-03-15T06:28:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T06:28:34","slug":"centcom-announces-killing-second-in-command-isis-leader-in-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/123190\/","title":{"rendered":"CENTCOM announces killing second-in-command ISIS leader in Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Saturday that it had eliminated the second-in-command leader of the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an official statement, CENTCOM confirmed that its forces had &#8220;killed the Global ISIS #2 leader, Chief of Global Operations and the Delegated Committee Emir \u2013 Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai, alias \u201cAbu Khadijah\u201d, and one other ISIS operative,&#8221; in Iraq\u2019s Anbar Governorate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignright is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CENTCOM Forces Kill ISIS Chief of Global Operations Who Also Served as ISIS #2<br><br>On March 13, U.S. Central Command forces, in cooperation with Iraqi Intelligence and Security Forces, conducted a precision airstrike in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, that killed the Global ISIS #2 leader,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rWeEoUY7Lw\">pic.twitter.com\/rWeEoUY7Lw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/1900737395915440260?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The statement added that U.S. forces, in coordination with Iraqi intelligence and security agencies, conducted a precision airstrike in Anbar, targeting key ISIS figures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CENTCOM highlighted that al-Rifai, as Emir of the Delegated Committee\u2014the highest decision-making body within ISIS\u2014oversaw the group&#8217;s global operations, logistics, and strategic planning. He was also a key figure in managing ISIS\u2019s financial networks worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">General Michael Erik Kurilla, commander of CENTCOM, stated \u201cAbu Khadijah was one of the most important ISIS members in the entire global ISIS organization. We will continue to kill terrorists and dismantle their organizations that threaten our homeland and U.S., allied and partner personnel in the region and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Malin Muhammad<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013 The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Saturday that it had eliminated the second-in-command leader of the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq. 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