Iraqi Prime Minister Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has said that the head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria was killed in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with U.

The militant known as Abu Khadijah was one of the most important members in the Islamic State’s global organization, according to Centcom.

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