Abu Yasser al-Issawi (; born Jabbar Salman Saleh Ali Al-Issawi, , 1978 – 28 January 2021) was a senior ISIS commander and Iraqi terrorist with the title of deputy caliph, and leader of the ISIS group in Iraq. He was killed in a military strike by Iraqi security forces in Al-Chai Valley, southern Kirkuk. The successful military strike and his death was announced by Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi after an intelligence-led operation.

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.

Abu Yasser al-Issawi

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1978 births

2021 deaths

21st-century caliphs

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Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant members from Iraq

Leaders of Islamic terror groups

People from Fallujah

Salafi jihadists

Deaths by American airstrikes

Yazidi genocide perpetrators

Abu Yasser al-Issawi