Islamic State leader in Iraq and Syria killed, US says

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

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Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai, also known as Abu Khadijah, "was considered one of the most dangerous terrorists in Iraq and the world", according to Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani.

US President Donald Trump said "he was relentlessly hunted down by our intrepid warfighters".

The US Central Command (Centcom) said it conducted a "precision airstrike" in Iraq's western Al Anbar province, which killed "one of the most important" IS members on Thursday.

Rifai was the head of IS's most senior decision-making body and was responsible for operations, logistics, and planning conducted by IS globally, the US Central Command said.

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