US Officials: ISIS’s Second in Command Has Been Killed

Officials said ISIS’s second in command has been killed.
US Officials: ISIS’s Second in Command Has Been Killed
Iraqi security forces and Shiite fighters gather next to a mural showing the emblem of ISIS on April 1 in Tikrit, after retaking the city from ISIS. Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images
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The Department of Defense announced that ISIS’s second in command has been killed.

Officials said Haji Imam was killed, but declined to say where.

Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Joe Dunford made the announcement on March 25 during a news conference.

“Indeed the U.S. military killed several key ISIL terrorists this week including Haji Imam,” said Carter, using ISIS’s other name.

We are systematically eliminating ISIL's cabinet.
Ash Carter, defense secretary