Current:Home > FinanceISIS chief killed in Syria by Turkey's intelligence agency, Erdogan says-InfoLens
ISIS chief killed in Syria by Turkey's intelligence agency, Erdogan says
View Date:2024-12-23 18:28:04
The suspected leader of the Islamic State group has been killed in Syria in an operation carried out by Turkey's MIT intelligence agency, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday.
"The suspected leader of Daesh, codename Abu Hussein al-Qurashi, has been neutralized in an operation carried out yesterday by the MIT in Syria," he announced on television, using the Arabic acronym for the Islamic State organization.
The Islamic State group announced the death of its previous leader, Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, on November 30, replacing him with Abu Hussein al-Qurashi.
An AFP correspondent in northern Syria said Turkish intelligence agents and local military police, backed by Turkey, had on Saturday sealed off a zone in Jindires, in the northwest region of Afrin.
Residents told AFP that an operation had targeted an abandoned farm that was being used as an Islamic school.
Turkey has deployed troops in northern Syria since 2020, and controls entire zones with the help of Syrian auxiliaries.
The United States carried out a helicopter raid in northern Syria in an operation in mid-April, saying the Islamic State group had been planning attacks in Europe and the Middle East.
U.S. Central Command said they had killed a senior leader of the IS group in the operation. They named him as Abd-al Hadi Mahmud al-Haji Ali.
Suspected Islamic State group fighters killed at least 41 people, 24 of them civilians, on April 16 in Syria.
In the first week of April, the US forces said they had killed an IS group leader responsible for planning attacks in Europe, naming him as Khalid Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouri.
When it was at the height of its power, controlling swathes of Iraq and Syria, the IS group claimed responsibility for a series of attacks in Europe.
In October 2019, Washington announced it had killed IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in an operation in northwestern Syria.
Despite having been driven out of much of the territory it once controlled, the Islamic State group still launches attacks in Syria.
- In:
- ISIS
- Turkey
- Syria
- Recep Erdogan
veryGood! (78)
Related
- Top Federal Reserve official defends central bank’s independence in wake of Trump win
- Hawks select Zaccharie Risacher with first pick of 2024 NBA draft. What to know
- It's a 'Forrest Gump' reunion! Tom Hanks, Robin Wright get de-aged in new film 'Here'
- Former Boston attorney once named ‘most eligible bachelor’ convicted of rape
- Wildfires burn from coast-to-coast; red flag warnings issued for Northeast
- Can the 2024 Kia EV9 electric SUV replace a gas-powered family hauler?
- NYC’s transit budget is short $16 billion. Here are the proposed cuts, as the governor seeks funds
- RHOA's Kandi Burruss Reveals Why Using Ozempic Left Her Feeling Depressed
- Target will be closed on Thanksgiving: Here’s when stores open on Black Friday
- Texas man executed for 2001 abduction and killing of 18-year-old woman
Ranking
- Stock market today: Asian stocks dip as Wall Street momentum slows with cooling Trump trade
- Man who police say urged ‘Zionists’ to get off NYC subway train faces criminal charge
- Utah Jazz select Cody Williams with 10th pick of 2024 NBA draft
- How NBC will use an Al Michaels A.I. for 2024 Olympics
- See Chris Evans' Wife Alba Baptista Show Her Sweet Support at Red One Premiere
- What did Julian Assange do? WikiLeaks' most significant document dumps
- Sean Penn says he felt ‘misery’ making movies for years. Then Dakota Johnson knocked on his door
- Djimon Hounsou and Alex Wolff embrace silence in A Quiet Place: Day One
Recommendation
-
Wicked's Ethan Slater Shares How Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Set the Tone on Set
-
Kourtney Kardashian Details How She Keeps Her “Vagina Intact” After Giving Birth
-
When space junk plummets to Earth and causes damage or injury, who pays?
-
iPhone got too hot? Here’s how to keep your device from overheating in scorching temps
-
What Happened to Kevin Costner’s Yellowstone Character? John Dutton’s Fate Revealed
-
Khloe Kardashian Slams Kim Kardashian for Projecting Her Bulls--t
-
North Carolina party recognition for groups seeking RFK Jr., West on ballot stopped for now
-
Who will be NHL MVP? Awards to be handed out Thursday