One of the leaders of Islamic State terrorist group Abu Khadjir as-Suriy was killed in Mosul in northern Iraq.

Iraq's Defense Ministry said the terrorist was killed as a result of American air strike, ITAR-TASS reported.

According to defense officials, he was the “right hand” of the leader of the rebels, the ruler of the self-proclaimed Islamic caliphate Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

As a result of counter-terrorism operations, 22 extremists were killed to the south of Tikrit.