According to the publication received from representatives of two intelligence services, the new head of the IS was one of the founders of the group, Amir Mohammed Abdul Rahman al-Mawl al-Salbi.
It is noted that he was appointed leader of the IG in October 2019, several hours after the liquidation of the former head of the Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi group.
On October 27, US President Donald Trump announced that the leader of the ISIS al-Baghdadi militants was destroyed during a US special operation in Syria.
* “Islamic State” (ISIS, ISIS) - the organization was recognized as terrorist by decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of December 29, 2014.