The new leader of the Islamic State terrorist group (ISIS*), Abu Ibrahim al-Qureishi, is currently in Iraq, News Front reports with reference to the Iraqi al-Sumaria television channel.
The intelligence services of Iraq and the United States are working to identify him.
“There is confirmed evidence that al-Qureishi is in Iraq, and only a narrow circle of IS* leadership knows what it looks like”, – the channel’s interlocutor said.
He added that a joint Iraqi-American team of specialists has been working on his identity since February.
According to the channel’s interlocutor, ISIS* carried out a series of attacks during this month and in the last week of March, which indicate that its new leadership managed to provide a channel of communication with the remnants of the group, which turned into disparate gangs after the defeat of ISIS* in Iraq. He also emphasized that the attacks are organized, but “do not look large-scale”.
liquidation of the former leader of the ISIS* al-Baghdadi as a result of a special operation of the US special forces in the province of Idlib in Syria was announced in October 2019 by the US President Donald Trump. He thanked Russia, Turkey, Syria and Iraq for their help in eliminating al-Baghdadi. A site linked to the Islamists reported that ISIS* confirmed the liquidation of its leader.
According to the Guardian, several hours after its liquidation, Amir Muhammad Abdul Rahman al-Mawl al-Salbi was the new leader.
* – Terrorist organization, which is prohibited in the Russian Federation.