US forces working with Iraqi intelligence and security services killed a high-profile leader of the Islamic State in an airstrike in western Iraq, according to officials from the two countries.

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

U.S. forces with help from Iraqi intelligence and security killed the No. 2 global ISIS leader, "one of the most important" of the entire organization, per U.S. Central Command. The big picture: Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai,

A top ISIS leader has been killed, according to the U.S. Central Command. U.S. and Iraqi forces carried out what the U.S. calls a precision airstrike in Iraq to take out the number two leader of ISIS known as Abu Khadija.

A senior Islamic State leader has been killed in an operation led by the Iraqi National Intelligence Service alongside the US-led coalition, according to Iraqi and US officials