Fadhil Ahmad al-Hayali, a top deputy to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Bagdadi, was killed in an Aug. 18 drone strike in Iraq near Mosul, the White House confirmed Friday. Hayali was the primary coordinator helping to move weapons, explosives, vehicles, and people between ISIS's strongholds in Iraq and Syria. "Hayali's death will adversely impact ISIS's operations given that his influence spanned ISIS's finance, media, operations, and logistics," National Security Council Spokesman Ned Price said in a statement.
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