ISIS Leader Killed in Joint Iraqi and U.S. Operation

ISIS Leader Killed in Joint Iraqi and U.S. Operation Key Takeaways ISIS leader Abdallah Maki Mosleh al-Rifai, also known as Abu Khadija, killed in Iraq. The operation was conducted by Iraqi intelligence with support from U.S.-led coalition forces. The leader was targeted in an airstrike in Anbar province. Regional security concerns grow after the fall of Assad in Syria. The head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, Abdallah Maki Mosleh al-Rifai, also known as Abu Khadija, has been killed in an operation conducted by the Iraqi national intelligence service with support from U.S.-led coalition forces, the Iraqi Prime Minister announced. According to security officials, the operation took place in Anbar province and was carried out by an airstrike. Al-Rifai was described as one of the most dangerous terrorists in Iraq, holding the ti...