Abu Yasser al-Issawi
Abu Yasser al-Issawi | |
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| Birth name | Jabbar Salman Saleh Ali Al-Issawi |
| Born | 1978 Fallujah, Iraq |
| Died | (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, 1978 – 28 January 2021) 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. The successful military strike and his death was announced by Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi after an intelligence-led operation.
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.