Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed in a television interview on Sunday that the Turkish secret service had “neutralized” the “presumed leader” of the Islamic State the day before. Abu Al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurachi was appointed after the death of the previous leader in late November.
The “presumed leader” of the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) was “neutralized” on Saturday in Syria during an operation led by the Turkish intelligence services, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.
“The presumed leader of Daesh, code name Abu Hussein al-Qurachi, was neutralized during an operation carried out yesterday by MIT (Turkish secret services) in Syria”, declared the Turkish head of state during an interview televised.
The previous leader died in November
IS announced on November 30 the death of its previous leader, Abu Hassan al-Hachimi al-Qourachi, without specifying the circumstances. He was immediately replaced by Abu Al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurachi, according to IS.
According to an AFP correspondent in northern Syria, Turkish intelligence services and local military police supported by Turkey sealed off an area near the town of Jindires in the northwestern Afrin region on Saturday. ).
Residents interviewed by AFP said an operation had targeted an abandoned farmhouse that once served as an Islamic school.
US helicopter troops targeted an IS leader in northern Syria in mid-April who was planning attacks in Europe and the Middle East and who was “probably” killed, the US military said. Despite its territorial defeat, IS still carries out attacks in Syria.