The operation was carried out on Saturday by the Turkish secret services, President Erdogan announced.
By Le Figaro with AFP
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THE “alleged leaderof the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group was “neutralizedSaturday in Syria during an operation led by the Turkish intelligence services, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday. “The suspected leader of Daesh, codenamed Abu Hussein al-Qurachi, was neutralized during an operation carried out yesterday by the MIT (Turkish secret service) in Syriahe said in a television interview.
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 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 said an operation had targeted an abandoned farmhouse that once served as an Islamic school.
US helicopter troops had targeted an IS leader in northern Syria in mid-April who was planning attacks in Europe and the Middle East and who “probably” been killed, the US military had announced. Despite its territorial defeat, Daesh still carries out attacks in Syria.
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