Abu Yasser al-Issawi

{{Short description|ISIS commander (1978–2021)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}

{{Infobox military person

| name = Abu Yasser al-Issawi

| birth_name = Jabbar Salman Saleh Ali Al-Issawi

| birth_date = {{birth year|1978}}

| birth_place = Fallujah, Iraq

| death_date = {{death date and given age|2021|1|28|43|df=yes}}

| death_place = Al-Chai Valley, Kirkuk, Iraq

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| allegiance = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant.svg}} Islamic State (unknown-28 January 2021)

| rank = Deputy Leader of the Islamic State in Iraq (until 28 January 2021)

| battles = Iraqi insurgency

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Abu Yasser al-Issawi ({{langx|ar|أبو ياسر العيساوي|Abū Yāsir al-ʿĪsāwī}}; born Jabbar Salman Saleh Ali Al-Issawi, {{langx|ar|جابر سلمان صالح علي العيساوي}},{{Cite web|author=Hisham al-Hashimi|url=https://www.makingpolicies.org/en/pdf/ISIS%20in%202018%20-%20Iraq%20as%20a%20Model%20-%20Making%20Policies%20Center%20-%20Interactive.pdf|title=ISIS in 2018|website=Making Policies Center|date=2018|access-date=29 January 2021|archive-date=20 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220184041/https://www.makingpolicies.org/en/pdf/ISIS|url-status=dead}} 1978 – 28 January 2021){{Cite web|url=https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/01/29/is-al-issawi-killed-iraq/|title=Islamic State 'Wali' Abu Yasser al-Issawi Killed in Iraq: Prime Minister|website=The Defense Post |date=29 January 2021 }} was a senior IS commander and Iraqi terrorist with the title of deputy caliph, and leader of the IS group in Iraq. He was killed in a military strike by Iraqi security forces in Al-Chai Valley, southern Kirkuk.{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Iraqi army kills 7 Daesh\ISIS terrorists, northern Iraq|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/iraqi-army-kills-7-daesh-isis-terrorists-northern-iraq/2125231|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127192803/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/iraqi-army-kills-7-daesh-isis-terrorists-northern-iraq/2125231 |date=27 January 2021|archive-date=2021-01-27 |access-date=|website=aa.com}} The successful military strike and his death was announced by Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi after an intelligence-led operation.{{Cite web|url=https://telegraf.id/isis-deputy-caliph-who-was-terror-groups-leader-in-iraq-is-killed-in-military-strike/|title=ISIS 'deputy caliph' who was terror group's leader in Iraq is killed in military strike - World News Curatory|date=28 January 2021 }}

However, The New York Times reported that al-Issawi, who was 43 years old and originally from Fallujah, died from an American airstrike, days after the Baghdad bombings.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/world/middleeast/us-airstrike-kills-top-isis-leader-in-iraq.html |title=U.S. Airstrike Kills Top ISIS Leader in Iraq |website=The New York Times |date=29 January 2021 }}