President Donald Trump touted the slaying of a high-ranking leader in the Islamic State as a success of his “PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH” military philosophy. Abdallah Maki Mosleh al-Rifai was in charge of the terrorist group’s operations in Iraq and Syria.

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

The militant known as Abu Khadijah was one of the most important members in the Islamic State’s global organization, according to Centcom.