News

‘His Miserable Life Was Terminated’: Trump Announces Top ISIS Leader Dead After U.S. Strike

Abu Khadijah 'was relentlessly hunted down by our intrepid warfighters,' Trump said.

   DailyWire.com
‘His Miserable Life Was Terminated’: Trump Announces Top ISIS Leader Dead After U.S. Strike
AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump announced Friday night that the United States had killed the fugitive leader of ISIS after he was “relentlessly” pursued.

“Today the fugitive leader of ISIS in Iraq was killed. He was relentlessly hunted down by our intrepid warfighters,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “His miserable life was terminated, along with another member of ISIS, in coordination with the Iraqi Government and the Kurdish Regional Government. PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH!”

Shortly after Trump’s post, U.S. Central Command shared video of the airstrike that took out Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai, also known as Abu Khadijah, and a second ISIS operative. Abu Khadijah was the chief of global operations and the delegated committee emir for ISIS and officially the second-in-command for the Islamic terrorist organization.

According to CENTCOM, the precision airstrike was conducted in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, in conjunction with Iraqi intelligence and security forces. CENTCOM added that Abu Khadijah “maintained responsibility for operations, logistics, and planning conducted by ISIS globally, and directs a significant portion of finance for the group’s global organization.”

Both American and Iraqi forces moved to the strike site and discovered two ISIS terrorists dead with undetonated suicide vests and weapons, U.S. officials said. CENTCOM noted that they confirmed Abu Khadijah was dead after matching DNA from the site to DNA they obtained after he “narrowly escaped” an earlier raid.

“Abu Khadijah was one of the most important ISIS members in the entire global ISIS organization. We will continue to kill terrorists and dismantle their organizations that threaten our homeland and U.S., allied and partner personnel in the region and beyond,” said United States Central Command General Michael Erik Kurilla.

Trump administration officials celebrated the airstrike, calling it a win for safety.

“Big news. The world is a safer place with Donald Trump as America’s Commander in Chief,” said Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.

“Well done @CENTCOM. Always on target,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted on X.

 

Create a free account to join the conversation!

Already have an account?

Log in

Got a tip worth investigating?

Your information could be the missing piece to an important story. Submit your tip today and make a difference.

Submit Tip
Download Daily Wire Plus

Don't miss anything

Download our App

Stay up-to-date on the latest
news, podcasts, and more.

Download on the app storeGet it on Google Play
The Daily Wire   >  Read   >  ‘His Miserable Life Was Terminated’: Trump Announces Top ISIS Leader Dead After U.S. Strike