Recently ISIS has been restructuring its senior command structure so that it would be able to survive the possible deaths of its most senior commanders : on Halloween of last week Fadhil Ahmad al - Hayali , the effective # 2 of ISIS in Iraq was killed . Also known as Hajji Mutazz , he had previously been a lieutenant colonel under Saddam Hussein . Some sources say that this is the second time that he has been reported as killed .
Recently ISIS has been restructuring its senior command structure so that it would be able to survive the possible killing of its most senior commanders: on Tuesday of last week Fadhil Ahmad al-Hayali, the effective #2 of ISIS in Iraq was killed. Also known as Hajji Mutazz, he had previously been a lieutenant colonel under Saddam Hussein. Some commentators note that this is the second time that he has been reported as killed.