The Islamic State group promises to “avenge” the death of its former leader
The jihadi organization on Sunday promised to “retaliate” against its former leader who died in February, and called on its supporters to use the war in Ukraine to resume their offensive in Europe.
View of the house where Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi was killed in an attack by US special forces on February 4, 2022 in Adma, Syria.
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On February 3, US President Joe Biden announced the death of former Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurasi, who blew himself up during a US special forces operation in jihadist-held northwestern Syria. His death, the death of a former spokesman for the group, was confirmed by IS on March 10.
We are announcing the blessed campaign of revenge for the death of the leader of the IS organization, we believe in God, ”the group’s spokesman Abu Omar al-Muhajir said in an audio statement aired on Sunday in their assigned telegram.
IS has called on its supporters to resume their offensive in Europe by seizing the “opportunity” of the “crusade” that marks Russia’s occupation of Ukraine.
Abu Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, the new leader of the radical Sunni organization, has made headlines so far, the third of the group since its formation.
Secret balance
After a meteorite uprising in Iraq and neighboring Syria in 2014 and the capture of vast territories, IS overthrew its self-proclaimed “caliphate” in the wake of a series of attacks in these two countries in 2017 and 2019, respectively.
But the Islamic State has “been largely secretive in Iraq and Syria and has been waging a continuous insurgency on both sides of the border,” a UN report released last year said. In these two countries, the jihadi organization will retain “all 10,000 active fighters”, according to the same source.
IS has claimed responsibility for the attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and operates jihadi groups affiliated with Africa.
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