Senior IS official captured in Syria, anti-jihadist coalition says

A senior leader of the Islamic State (IS) organization was captured during an operation Thursday June 16 in Syria, announced the anti-jihadist coalition led by the United States.

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The official - whose identity has not been released - is an "

" and one of the main IS leaders in Syria, the coalition said.

“

,” she said in a statement.

"

," she added.

After a meteoric rise in 2014 in Iraq and neighboring Syria and the conquest of vast territories, the IS saw its self-proclaimed "

" overthrown under the blow of successive offensives in these two countries, respectively in 2017 and 2019. IS supporters, however, carry out ambushes against Kurdish-led forces and Syrian government troops, while continuing to carry out attacks in Iraq.

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On February 3, US President Joe Biden announced the death of former ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hachimi al-Qurachi, who blew himself up during an operation by US special forces in the northwestern Syria, a region under the control of jihadists.

His death, along with that of the group's former spokesman, was confirmed by IS on March 10.

The IS had promised to avenge the death of its former leader, calling in particular on its supporters to resume their attacks in Europe by seizing

” of the “

in reference to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Abu Hassan al-Hachimi al-Qourachi, the new leader of the radical Sunni organization, the third of the group since its creation, has so far made little headlines.