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Islamic State's Second-in-Command Killed by US Drone Strike Near Mosul
The militant known as Haji Mutazz was the senior deputy to IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leading operations for the insurgent group in Iraq and Syria.
Islamic State’s Second-in-Command Reportedly Killed by Airstrike in Iraq
Abu Alaa al-Afri, a former physics teacher, had reportedly taken over day-to-day operations after the group's leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was wounded in an airstrike in March.
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