A Daesh leading figure was killed in Howeija, southwestern Kirkuk in clashes with the Iraqi popular mobilization forces.

An Iraqi source in Kirkuk said, as quoted by Sumaria TV on Monday, that Abu Belal el Masri, a leading Daesh figure, was killed in clashes with the Iraqi popular mobilization forces while in the front-lines.

Masri is considered one of the key Arab leaderships in Daesh in Kirkuk, the source said.