White House welcomes news of Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi’s death
Photograph: Delil Souleiman/AFP/GettyPhotograph: Delil Souleiman/AFP/GettyFirst published on Wed 30 Nov 2022 17.54 GMTjihadist group said its leader has been killed in battle, the third head of the violent extremist faction to have met a violent death.
A spokesperson for the group said Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, an Iraqi, was killed “in combat with enemies of God”, without elaborating on the date of his death or the circumstances. The White House welcomed the news of the militant’s death, the US national security council spokesperson, John Kirby, told reporters. “We welcome the announcement that another leader of IS is no longer walking the face of the Earth,” Kirby said.
Speaking in an audio message, the group’s spokesperson identified the new leader as Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi. “Qurashi” refers to a tribe of the Prophet Muhammad, from whom IS leaders must claim descent. The spokesperson did not provide details on the new leader, but said he was a “veteran” jihadist and called on all groups loyal to IS to pledge their allegiance.in 2014 in which IS conquered vast swathes of territory, the jihadist group’s self-proclaimed “caliphate” collapsed under a wave of offensives.
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