The Iraqi Prime Minister has confirmed that the head of the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria has been killed in an intelligence-led operation conducted by Iraqi forces in coordination with the US-led coalition, ANI reports.

According to a statement posted on X by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, the Iraqi National Intelligence Service, working alongside coalition forces commanded by the United States, successfully targeted and eliminated Abdallah Maki Mosleh al-Rifai, also known as "Abu Khadija." Al-Rifai was described as the "deputy caliph" of ISIS and "one of the most dangerous terrorists in Iraq and the world," as per ANI reports.