On his Truth Social platform Friday night, President Trump wrote that "the fugitive leader of ISIS in Iraq was killed."

Rifai, or “Abu Khadija,” was “deputy caliph” of the militant group and “one of the most dangerous terrorists in Iraq and the world,” the statement said, as reported by CNN.

Trump highlighted the collaborative nature of the operation, noting that it was carried out in coordination with the Iraqi government & the Kurdish Govt.