The Head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria was killed in Iraq by members of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service, as well as a coalition under the leadership of the United States, the US Central Command and Prime Minister Iraq announced on Friday.
“The Iraqis continues their impressive victories over the forces of darkness and terrorism,” said Prime Minister Mohammed Shiya al-Sudani in a statement on X.
Abdullah Makos Macos al-Rifa, or “Abu Khodia”, was “deputy caliph” militants and known as “one of the most dangerous terrorists in Iraq and in the world,” the statement said.
On his truth, the social platform on Friday night, President Trump wrote: “Today the ISIS fugitive leader was killed in Iraq. He huntly hunted in coordination with the Iraqi government and the regional government.”
“Peace through force!” Trump posted.
Centcom report In a report on the social media that Abu Khadia died in the “accurate airstrike” on Thursday in the province of Al -abar in Iraq in an operation with the participation of Iraqi intelligence and forces Centcom. The second ISIS operative was also killed in the strike. Air video about the strike was also released.
After the airstrikes of the United States and Iraqi forces, they moved to find both dead terrorists who wear unanimous vests and armed with several weapons, Centcom said. Abu -Khadia was identified using the DNA test that was assembled during the previous raid he escaped.
“Abu Hadia was one of the most important members of the ISIS in the entire Global ISIS organization,” said General Michael Eric Kurila in a statement. “We will continue to kill terrorists and dismantle our organizations that threaten our Motherland and the USA, allies and partnerships in the region and abroad.”
The announcement took place on the same day when the first visit of Syria's main diplomat to Iraq, during which both countries pledged to work together to fight the Islamic State.
At a press conference, Foreign Minister Iraq Fuad Hussein said that “there are common problems facing the Syrian and Iraqi society, and especially terrorists.” He said the officials talked about the ISIS movements in detail, whether on the border of Syrian-Iraq, inside Syria or inside Iraq “during the visit.
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At a recent meeting in Amman, who opposed the confrontation, Hussein referred to the operating room formed by Syria, Iraq, Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon, and said he would soon work.
The relationship between Iraq and Syria is somewhat abundant after Fall of former Syrian President Bashar al -Assad. Al-Sudani came to power with the support of coalition factions supported by Iran and Tehran was the main supporter of Assad. The current temporary President of Syrian Ahmad Al-Sharaa was previously known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani and fought as an al-Qaeda militant after the invasion of the United States in 2003 and then fought with the Assad government in Syria.
But the Syrian Provisional Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Sibana focused on historical relations between the two countries.
“Throughout the history, Baghdad and Damascus have been the capitals of the Arab and Islamic World, shared knowledge, culture and economy,” he said.
Strengthening the partnership between the two countries “will lead to the arrival not only of our people, but will also contribute to the stability of the region, which will make us less dependent on external powers and better determine our fate,” he said.
Operation and visit come at a time when Iraqi officials are concerned about the Islamic State Renaissance Wake up the drop of Assad in Syria.
While the new rulers of Syria-on head with the former Islamist rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham-pursued the Islamic State cells after the adoption of power, some are afraid of parsing in general safety This can allow the group to put the revival.
Last year, the United States and Iraq announced an agreement on the termination of the Military Mission in Iraq, which fought a group of Islamic State until September 2025, and the US forces went to some bases where they were deployed for troops during a two -story military presence in the country.
When the Coalition Agreement in Iraq was reached, Iraqi political leaders said the Islamic State threat is under control, and they no longer needed help in Washington to defeat other cells.
But the drop in Assad in December forced some to revise this position, including members of the coordination frame, the coalition mainly of Shiite political parties that brought the current Prime Minister Iraq Mohammad Shiya al-Sudani to power at the end of 2022.