ISIS Salah Al-Din Province Video Mourns Death Of Top ISIS Media Figure, Reveals Extent Of Group's Use Of Drones In Media Operations

On February 21, 2017, the Islamic State (ISIS) Salah Al-Din Province in Iraq released a video documenting the life and death of Abu Mariyah Al-Iraqi aka Abbas Mezher aka Abbas Al-Rifa'i - a prominent ISIS media operative who had a leading role in the group's media operations and training across Iraq. Al-Iraqi was killed at the age of 27 in a U.S. drone strike.