The Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, which established a regime of terror in Iraq and Syria before being defeated, announced on Wednesday, November 30, the death of its leader, who was killed in action and the appointment of a successor. In an audio message, the group’s spokesman announced that Iraqi Abu Hassan al-Hachim al-Qurachi was killed.fight against God’s enemies“Without further details of the place, date or circumstances of his death.
The US military’s Middle East Command (Centcom) said Abu Hassan al-Hachimi al-Qurachi was killed in mid-October in Daraa province in southern Syria by the Free Syrian Army. Daraa province is mostly controlled by Syrian government forces and rebels who have made deals with the regime. In mid-October, Damascus announced that it had launched a joint operation against ISIS in the south of this province with local fighters.
“A new blow to the terrorist organization”.
“We welcome the announcement that another ISIS leader no longer treads Earth’s soilsaid John Kirby, spokesman for the US National Security Council. “This death deals a new blow to the terrorist organization. However, this should not diminish the persistent threat in Iraq and Syria, as well as in many other regions of the world.“, – responded the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France.
The spokesperson added that the new “caliph of the Muslimswas assigned to Abu Al-Husayn al-Husayn al-Qurachi. This is the fourth leader of the jihadist organization, the previous three of whom were killed.
He also gave no indication of a new leader of the group, who shares the last name of his predecessor. Al-Qurachi refers to the tribe of the Prophet Muhammad, whose “caliphself-nomination must be heir. According to the spokesperson, the newcaliph“is in”former Mujahideengroup (warriors of the faith).
Thousands of prisoners
After a meteoric rise to power in Iraq and Syria in 2014 and the capture of vast territories, IS saw its “caliphateIt has been self-declared defeated by successive attacks in these two countries in 2017 and 2019 respectively. But despite the loss of its bases in Syria and Iraq, the group continues to attack through sleeper cells in those two countries. The organization has also spread its influence to other regions of the world, such as the Sahel region, Nigeria, Yemen and Afghanistan, where it regularly claims responsibility for attacks.
Thousands of suspected jihadists captured in the group’s defeat are being held in Iraq and Syria. The jihadist group had established a reign of terror in areas under its control in Syria and Iraq, imposing a strict application of Islamic law and committing numerous abuses, some of which were staged in sickening videos that became propaganda weapons. He persecuted minorities, including Yazidis, in Iraq, the United Nations accused him of “genocide“to them.
Source: Le Figaro
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