Head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria Abu Khadija has been killed, Iraqi prime minister says
Rifai, known as 'Abu Khadija,' a prominent leader of ISIS, was killed in an Iraqi intelligence operation with U.S. support.
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ISIS chief in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraqi prime minister says
The head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed in Iraq in an operation by members of the Iraqi national ...
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