The head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed in Iraq in an operation by members of the Iraqi national ...

Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifa was head of IS's most senior decision-making body, the US Central Command said.

The killing comes as the group has been reconstituting in Syria, carrying out more attacks than at any time since it lost ...

The leader of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed, with U.S. President Donald Trump saying he was ...

Al-Rifai was killed in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service and U.S.-led coalition forces, ...

Iraq's prime minister has described Abu Khadija as "one of the most dangerous terrorists in Iraq and the world". On Thursday, ...

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai, also known as Abu Khadija, was killed by Iraqi forces.

On Thursday, an airstrike targeted the vehicle of the ISIS leader - who the Americans named as "Abdallah Makki Muslih ...

BAGHDAD - The leader of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, “considered one of the most dangerous terrorists in Iraq and the ...

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaybani, left, speaks during a news conference with his Iraqi counterpart Fouad Hussein following their meeting, in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March.14, 2025. (AP ...

Iraqi Prime Minister Shia al-Sudani made the announcement on Friday that head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria was ...