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The "Islamic State" group announced the death of its leader, Abu Hussein al-Qurashi, during clashes in Syria's Idlib province. He was reportedly killed in direct clashes with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. The group named Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi as its new leader, making him the fifth person to head the terrorist organization since it declared an Islamic caliphate in 2014.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has confirmed the death of its leader, Abu Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi, and announced Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi as his successor. Turkey had previously announced the killing of the ISIL leader in April. The group stated that Abu Hussein al-Qurashi was killed in clashes with the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group in Idlib province, Syria. ISIL's rule, known for its brutality, collapsed in 2017 in Iraq and 2019 in Syria, but sleeper cells continue to carry out attacks. Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi is the fifth leader of ISIL since its inception.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that Turkish intelligence forces had killed Islamic State leader Abu Hussein al-Qurashi in Syria. The raid took place in the northern Syrian town of Jandaris, which is controlled by Turkey-backed rebel groups. IS selected al-Qurashi as its leader in November after the previous IS leader was killed in southern Syria. The U.S.-led coalition alongside a Kurdish-led alliance known as the Syrian Democratic Forces is still carrying out raids against IS officials in Syria.
Turkish intelligence forces have killed Abu Hussein al-Qurashi, the leader of the Islamic State, in a raid in the northern Syrian town of Jandaris. The raid was carried out by the Turkish national intelligence organisation, and Syrian local and security sources have confirmed the operation. The US-led coalition is still carrying out raids against IS officials in Syria, and senior IS figures have been targeted while hiding out in areas where Turkey has major influence.
Abu al-Hussein al-Qurashi, the top leader of ISIS, has been killed in a Turkish operation in northern Syria. The operation was carried out by Turkish forces who stormed a house in a village near Jindires, where al-Qurashi refused to surrender and blew himself up with explosives strapped to his body. ISIS occupied roughly one-third of Syria and Iraq at its peak in 2014, setting off a major humanitarian crisis, but its so-called caliphate has all but disappeared.