Islamic State appoints new leader for its organization
The flag of the Islamic State group (illustration image).
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On February 3, the leader of the Islamic State group was killed during an American military operation in northern Syria.
This Thursday, in an audio recording, the jihadist organization confirmed his death and at the same time announced the appointment of a new leader.
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Abu Hassan al-Hachimi al-Quraichi replaces Abu Ibrahim al-Hachimi al-Qurachi.
In both cases, it is a pseudonym and it was not chosen at random: it refers to the lineage of the prophet of Islam.
An issue of legitimacy for the
Islamic State
organization , which claims that its leader is "
the emir of believers and the caliph of Muslims
".
No information on the real identity of the new leader of the jihadist group has been revealed according to specialists.
It is logically an Iraqi.
Abu Ibrahim al-Hachimi al-Qourachi is therefore the third self-proclaimed "caliph" of this radical jihadist organization, just as exposed as his two predecessors, both killed during American operations in Syria.
The Islamic State group had proclaimed its "caliphate" in 2014 over a vast territory including regions of Iraq and Syria.
The group was ousted from its last stronghold in 2019, but remains active in the Middle East, Afghanistan and Africa.
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