Iraqi security forces have killed Abu Yaser al-Issawi, an ISIS commander who had claimed to be the leader of the group in Iraq and its "deputy caliph", Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi said on Thursday.
"Our heroic armed forces have eliminated ISIS commander Abu Yaser Al-Issawi as part of an intelligence-led operation," Kadhimi tweeted.
Last week, ISIS claimed responsibility for a twin suicide bombing which killed at least 32 people in a crowded Baghdad market. It was the first big suicide bombing in Iraq for three years.
Iraqi authorities said the attack was a possible sign of the group reviving after its military defeat in 2017.
