The leader of ISIS was killed
The leader of the Islamic State (ISIS) jihadist group yesterday – November 30 Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshisaid that he was killed in battle and announced a new leader for his existing secret gangs.
According to the spokesman of the group, Iraqi Hashemi was killed “in a battle with the enemies of God”. However, it was not revealed when the death occurred.
USA According to the information of the Central Command of the army (CENTCOM), Hashemi in Daraa province in the south of Syria in mid-October Free He was killed in an operation carried out by the rebels of the Syrian Army. The command called his death “another blow” to the jihadists.
USA National Security Council spokesman John Kirby In his statement, he used the alternative short name of IS: “We welcome the news that another ISIS leader is no longer walking the Earth.”
IS spokesman in the audio message Abu al-Hussein al-Husayni al-Qurayshisaid that he was appointed the new leader of the group.
Qureshi Muhammad the Prophetis the name of the Arab tribe to which he belongs, meaning “arrivals”. IS leaders say they are from that tribe.
In 2014, the “caliphate” declared by this group, which quickly captured large areas in Iraq and Syria, collapsed after several waves of attacks.
The group was defeated in Iraq in 2017 and in Syria two years later, but its hideouts continue to carry out attacks in both countries.
This year, the group and its wings elsewhere, including Afghanistan, Iran and claimed responsibility for the attacks in Israel.
Although the spokesman did not elaborate on the new leader, he said that he is a “veteran” jihadist and called on the groups loyal to IS to swear allegiance to the fourth leader.
Former leader of the group Abu Ibrahim al-Qurayshi in February this year in Idlib province in northern Syria USA was killed in the raid.
His predecessor Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was also killed in Idlib in October 2019.
White House press secretary Karin Jean-Pierre (Karine Jean-Pierre) did not make a statement about the role of the United States in the operation that resulted in Hashemi’s death.
“We are pleased with the destruction of ISIS leaders in such a quick succession. The United States is committed to combating the global threat of ISIS and is ready to work with international partners.” – he told journalists.
The US is against the IS group in Syria military heads the coalition.