Top ISIS leader killed in a coordinated operation involving US, Iraqi, Kurdish forces

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Iraqi forces have killed Abu Khadija, a top ISIS leader, as announced by the Iraqi Prime Minister. The operation was conducted in coordination with the US-led anti-ISIL coalition.

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00:00News that's coming in at the moment it's the top ISIS leader Abu Khadija who has

00:04been killed. Khadija has been killed by Iraqi forces. Iraqi Prime Minister

00:10announced the killing of Abu Khadija. Abu Khadija was a top global terrorist. So this is

00:15news that is coming in from the ISIS front. A top ISIS leader Abu Khadija has

00:20been killed. Khadija has been killed by the Iraqi forces. Iraqi Prime Minister

00:25announced the killing of Abu Khadija. He was one of the top top global terrorists.

00:34There's the Iraqi Prime Minister who has announced the killing of Abu Khadija.

00:38Over the past many years the dismantling of ISIS is something that Iraq was very

00:44closely looking at. Our Foreign Affairs Editor Geeta Mohan joining us on the

00:47story. Geeta, top ISIS leader Abu Khadija has been killed. In fact the Iraqi Prime

00:52Minister has announced this.

01:22The announcement has come from the Iraqi Prime Minister himself and the

01:29Prime Minister al-Sudani not only hailed the killing but also spoke about how

01:34there was cooperation amidst all these forces. He has gone ahead and said that

01:40the Iraqis continue their impressive victories over the forces of darkness

01:44and terrorism and this is in reference to Abu Khadija. So one of the most

01:50wanted terrorists in Iraq and across the world has indeed been taken out. So

01:56this is a huge achievement. Remember Trump during his last administration also

02:03had announced the huge operations against the Islamic State leaders

02:10and how he was responsible for taking out one of the most important and wanted

02:15terrorists back then and now it's Abu Khadija. So yes, Donald Trump has also

02:20come out with a statement. Thank You Geeta Mohan, Foreign Affairs Editor saying that

02:23it's not just Iraq but also United States and Donald Trump who has come out

02:27with a statement with regards to killing of Abu Khadija.

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