#17 Tariq al-Harzi
Also known as the “Emir of Suicide Bombers” he was killed in June 2015 by coalition airstrikes in Syria. He was a logistics expert for ISIS, managing the movement of personnel and materiel between Iraq and Syria and also supported recruiting efforts for ISIS operations in North Africa.
#16 Junaid Hussein
A British citizen, Hussein was the critical operative in the Garland, Texas cartoon contest attack in 2015 and an effective ISIS recruiter. He was killed in Raqqa, Syria by a coalition airstrike. He was hit by a missile fired from a drone high overhead. Hussein was central to the plot of attacking the homes of U.S. service members after ISIS hackers posted their home addresses.
#15 Abu Muhammad Adnani
Abu Muhammad Adnani, whose death was announced by the extremist group, was a chief architect of its war against the West. He exhorted European-born fighters to commit attacks on the home ground rather than joining the fight in Syria and Iraq and pointed the way for those with no ties to the group to embrace “martyrdom” on its behalf.
Adnani was killed while overseeing Islamic State field operations in northern Syria.
