![1230851977 A member of the Iraqi federal police forces sits inside an armoured vehicle at a checkpoint in a street in the capital Baghdad on January 29, 2021, during tightened security measures, a day after a man identified as the top Islamic State (IS) group figure in the country was killed. - Iraq's premier announced yesterday that the military had killed the man, a week after an IS attack in Baghdad killed more than 30 people.
Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi said IS's Iraq "wali", or governor, Abu Yasser al-Issaw](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2021/01/GettyImages-1230851977.jpg/GettyImages-1230851977.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=N4NMr_Ee)
![1230851977 A member of the Iraqi federal police forces sits inside an armoured vehicle at a checkpoint in a street in the capital Baghdad on January 29, 2021, during tightened security measures, a day after a man identified as the top Islamic State (IS) group figure in the country was killed. - Iraq's premier announced yesterday that the military had killed the man, a week after an IS attack in Baghdad killed more than 30 people.
Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi said IS's Iraq "wali", or governor, Abu Yasser al-Issaw](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2021/01/GettyImages-1230851977.jpg/GettyImages-1230851977.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=N4NMr_Ee)
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![1230851977 A member of the Iraqi federal police forces sits inside an armoured vehicle at a checkpoint in a street in the capital Baghdad on January 29, 2021, during tightened security measures, a day after a man identified as the top Islamic State (IS) group figure in the country was killed. - Iraq's premier announced yesterday that the military had killed the man, a week after an IS attack in Baghdad killed more than 30 people.
Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi said IS's Iraq "wali", or governor, Abu Yasser al-Issaw](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2021/01/GettyImages-1230851977.jpg/GettyImages-1230851977.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=N4NMr_Ee)
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