Abu Yasser al-Issawi

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]

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

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]