When Muslim scum get killed that's always a good thing.

New York Times

American airstrikes killed the top Islamic State leader in Iraq.

Jabbar Salman Ali Farhan al-Issawi, 43, also known as Abu Yasser, was killed Wednesday near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, American-led military coalition and Iraqi officials said Friday. A coalition spokesman called Mr. al-Issawi’s death “a significant blow” to the Islamic State’s efforts to regroup. Above, Iraqi federal police forces in Baghdad today.

The Islamic State no longer holds territory in Iraq but has continued to carry out deadly attacks, including a double-suicide bomb in Baghdad last week. This week’s joint operation with Iraqi forces illustrates Iraq’s continued reliance on the U.S. military even as the two countries negotiate reducing the American troop presence.