Islamic State's currency designer was killed Sunday by unknown attackers west of Mosul as security forces chase the last few remaining militants in the region.

A local source told Alsumaria News that the militant carried the nationality of a "neighboring country", and was killed in central Tal Afar, a major IS stronghold west of Mosul. He was on his wayout of a home which he had seized, the source revealed.

The targeted member was one of a few foreign nationals which the Islamic State had tasked with designing the group's golden currency as part of the so-called "treasury department".

The assassinated member was a close aide to IS supreme leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, said the source.

Despite its shrinking domain under security operations, Islamic State ordered merchants to adopt its golden Dirham and Dinars starting 27th of the last month, setting their values at USD 1.80.

Iraqi government forces, backed by a U.S.-led coalition and paramilitary forces, are currently fighting IS members out of the last few meters in Mosul, their previously-proclaimed capital.

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