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Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (Arabic: أبو حفص الهاشمي القرشي) is the fifth and current caliph [a] of the Islamic State.He was named as caliph on 3 August 2023, in an audio message by the spokesperson of the IS, Abu Hudhayfah Al-Ansari, whose announcement came four months after the death of his predecessor Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi.
Abu al-Hussein was announced as the new leader of Islamic State by Abu Omar al-Muhajir, in the same audio that confirmed Abu al-Hasan's death. [10] The Islamic State announced on August 3, 2023 that Abu al-Hussein was killed by Tahrir al-Sham militants in Idlib province. [11] 5 Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi. ابو حفص الهاشمي ...
[15] [16] He announced the killing of the fourth Islamic State leader, Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi, announced Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi as his successor, [17] and threatened to increase attacks after US withdrawal. [18] Omar al-Furkan, high ranking IS fighter. Candidate for 2nd IS Caliph. Member of IS's leading council. [19]
The group did not say when al-Qurayshi was killed but added that he died in fighting with an al-Qaida-linked group. IS spokesman Abu Huthaifa al-Ansari said that Abu Hafs al-Hashemi al-Qurayshi ...
The president announced Thursday that Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi killed himself and members of his family during an overnight raid carried out by U.S. military forces in northwest Syria.
Syria’s main insurgent al-Qaida-linked group denied it was behind the killing of the Islamic State group's leader in the country’s northwest saying it would have otherwise claimed responsibility.
Abu al-Hasan was his kunya.Al-Hashimi and al-Qurashi indicate that he belonged to the Banu Hashim clan of the Quraysh tribe. [19]Al Ain News reported in March 2022 that al-Qurashi's real name was Zaid, an Iraqi national and the former emir of the Diwan of Education. [20]
[1] [27] The message also named Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi as Abu al-Hussein's successor and caliph of the Islamic State. [28] On 4 August, HTS in an official statement denied Islamic State's claim that they killed Abu al-Hussein. [29] However, United States officials agreed that HTS was behind the death of Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al ...