Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has said that the head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, Abdallah Maki ...

The killing comes as the group has been reconstituting in Syria, carrying out more attacks than at any time since it lost ...

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai, also known as Abu Khadija, was killed by Iraqi forces.

Al-Rifai was killed in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service and U.S.-led coalition forces, Iraqi officials said.