leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant from 2019 to 2022
What happened to IS in 2023?: The number of attacks by the Islamic State group plunged in 2023, analysis by BBC Monitoring shows.
bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67819988
Islamic State says its leader was killed by al-Qaida-linked militants in Syria: Al-Qurayshi is the fourth Islamic State leader to be killed since the group was ...
theglobeandmail.com/world/article-islamic-state-group-says-its-leader-was-killed-by-al-qaida-linked/
Leaders of Islamic State have a short life-expectancy: The organisation is diminished but not defeated
economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2023/05/04/leaders-of-islamic-state-have-a-short-life-expectancy
Turkey claims death of 3rd ISIS leader in 2 years
theweek.com/isis/1023120/turkey-claims-death-of-3rd-isis-leader-in-2-years
Quick Glance: Erdogan claims that an Islamic State leader was assassinated in Syria by Turkish intelligence services.
- ISTANBUL, 30 APRIL (Reuters) – On Sunday, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan announced that Turkish intelligence forces had assassinated Islamic State leader Abu Hussein al-Qurashi in Syria.
- Erdogan stated that the intelligence outfit had been looking for Qurashi for a long time.
- In 2014, the Islamic State took over significant swaths of Iraq and Syria, and its leader at the time, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, declared an Islamic caliphate over territory that contained millions.
- The US-led coalition, along with a Kurdish-led alliance known as the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), is still conducting raids in Syria against IS officials.
Africa: Major Losses Shift Islamic State, Al-Qaeda's Balance of Power: Across the United States and many other Western countries, the threat from Islamist terror ...
allafrica.com/stories/202212300007.html
Islamic State's second leader of the year Abu al Hassan al Hashimi al Qurayshi killed in battle
news.sky.com/story/islamic-states-second-leader-of-the-year-abu-al-hassan-al-hashimi-al-qurayshi-killed-in-battle-12759038
ISIS acknowledges the death of its leader, announces his successor: ISIS acknowledged the death of its leader on Wednesday and confirmed his successor.
cnn.com/2022/11/30/middleeast/isis-leader-dies-intl/
IS says leader Abu al-Hassan al-Qurayshi killed in battle: BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of the Islamic State group, Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi ...
apnews.com/article/islamic-state-group-middle-east-syria-abu-bakr-al-baghdadi-omar-87bc87ae6fcc0171c6db4b2666b647a9
Quick Glance: Leader Abu al-Hassan al-Qurayshi of the IS group killed
- The leader of the IS group, Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, was killed recently in battle.
- The death of al-Qurayshi is a major blow to the extremist group.
- The sleeper cells of the IS remain active and carry out deadly attacks in Iraq and Syria.
- A man named Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurayshi was named as the new leader of the group.
Islamic State jihadist group says leader killed in battle: IS caliph Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, an Iraqi, was killed 'in combat with enemies of God'
i24news.tv/en/news/middle-east/1669823702-islamic-state-jihadist-group-says-leader-killed-in-battle
ISIS Says Its Leader Abu al-Hassan al-Hashemi al-Quraishi Has Been Killed, Successor Appointed
thedailybeast.com/isis-says-its-leader-abu-al-hassan-al-hashemi-al-quraishi-has-been-killed-successor-appointed
Turkey: Suspected Islamic State leader tells prosecutors he never fought in battle
middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-islamic-state-leader-prosecutors-never-fought-battle
US troops kill two leading Islamic State commanders in Syria raid: US forces have killed two top IS leaders in an airstrike in northern Syria.
9news.com.au/world/us-airstrike-kills-two-top-islamic-state-commanders-in-syria/9d0f34a0-8a3c-4c7d-8d6a-ddfee064d548
U.S. conducts back-to-back raids in Syria, killing key ISIS operatives: The U.S. military said Thursday that it had conducted two raids in Syria killing key ISIS ...
washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/10/06/us-raid-isis-syria/
Pentagon: US Kills IS Group Leader in Syria in Drone Strike: The strike on al-Agal comes months after the head of the group, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi ...
india.com/news/world/pentagon-us-kills-is-group-leader-in-syria-in-drone-strike-5509811/
Quick Glance: "Top Five" IS Leader Killed in Syria by US Drone Strike
- The top IS official was identified as Maher al-Agal by US Central Command (CENTCOM), who described him as the chief of the group's Syrian province and a vital link between the IS core and its affiliates around the world.
- It further claimed that he had been in northwestern Syria since 2020, under the cover of Ahrar al-Sharqiya, a Syrian extremist group purportedly supported by Turkey.
- The Syrian Observatory's reporting could not be independently confirmed by VOA.
- In a news statement, the US Central Command stated that a drone attack killed Maher al-Agal, a prominent leader of the Islamic State in Syria.
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