Terror militia: New IS leader is said to have been arrested in Turkey
Created: 05/26/2022, 14:12
By: Franziska Schwarz
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In March, the Islamic State (IS) jihadist militia made Abu Hassan al-Hashimi al-Kuraishi its leader.
Now he is said to have been caught.
Istanbul - The new IS leader Abu Hassan al-Hashimi al-Kuraishi was arrested in Istanbul on May 26, according to media reports.
This is reported by the US news agency
Bloomberg
, among others .
The Turkish police and secret service caught the man.
The jihadist militia Islamic State (IS) recently threatened retaliation after the death of its former leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Kuraishi.
The IS supporters should seize the "opportunity" when "the crusaders fight each other," said an IS spokesman with a view to the Ukraine war, and called on them to carry out attacks in Europe again.
In 2014, IS conquered large regions of Iraq and Syria.
After the military victory of a US-led international coalition over the so-called caliphate set up by IS in 2016, the militia remained active in the region.
A UN report last year concluded that there are still around 10,000 active IS fighters in Iraq and Syria.
(frs with material from the AFP)
