Abu Yasser al-Issawi

Abu Yasser al-Issawi
Birth name	Jabbar Salman Saleh Ali Al-Issawi
Born	1978 (1978) Fallujah, Iraq
Died	28 January 2021 (aged 43) Al-Chai Valley, Kirkuk, Iraq
Allegiance	Islamic State (unknown-28 January 2021)
Rank	Deputy Leader of the Islamic State in Iraq (until 28 January 2021)
Battles / wars	Iraqi insurgency

Abu Yasser al-Issawi (Arabic: أبو ياسر العيساوي, romanized: Abū Yāsir al-ʿĪsāwī; born Jabbar Salman Saleh Ali Al-Issawi, Arabic: جابر سلمان صالح علي العيساوي,^[1] 1978 – 28 January 2021)^[2] was a senior IS commander and Iraqi terrorist with the title of deputy caliph, and leader of the IS group in Iraq. He was killed in a military strike by Iraqi security forces in Al-Chai Valley, southern Kirkuk.^[3] The successful military strike and his death was announced by Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi after an intelligence-led operation.^[4]

However, The New York Times reported that al-Issawi, who was 43 years old and originally from Fallujah, died from an American airstrike, days after the Baghdad bombings.^[5]

References

1. Hisham al-Hashimi (2018). "ISIS in 2018". Making Policies Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
2. "Islamic State 'Wali' Abu Yasser al-Issawi Killed in Iraq: Prime Minister". The Defense Post. 29 January 2021.
3. "Iraqi army kills 7 Daesh\ISIS terrorists, northern Iraq". aa.com. 27 January 2021. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021.
4. "ISIS 'deputy caliph' who was terror group's leader in Iraq is killed in military strike - World News Curatory". 28 January 2021.
5. "U.S. Airstrike Kills Top ISIS Leader in Iraq". The New York Times. 29 January 2021.