Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkish intelligence forces killed Islamic State leader Abu Hussein al-Qurashi in Syria.
“This individual was neutralised as part of an operation by the Turkish national intelligence organisation in Syria yesterday,” Erdogan said in an interview with TRT Turk broadcaster.Syrian local and security sources said the raid took place in the northern Syrian town of Jandaris, which is controlled by Turkey-backed rebel groups and was one of the worst-affected in the February 6 earthquake that hit both Turkey and Syria.
One resident said clashes started on the edge of Jandaris overnight from Saturday into Sunday, lasting for about an hour before residents heard a large explosion.IS selected al-Qurashi as its leader in November 2022 after the previous IS leader was killed in an operation in southern Syria. But IS lost its grip on the territory after campaigns by US-backed forces in Syria and Iraq, as well as Syrian forces backed by Iran, Russia and various paramilitaries.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Lamola wants answers after first state capture case collapsesThe state didn’t know how to respond to the humiliating courtroom defeat the NPA suffered in the first state capture trial, a fortnight after learning that Dubai had dismissed its extradition request for the fugitive Gupta brothers.
Read more »
Kenya: State Seeks Jobs for Kenyans AbroadThe Ministry of Labour and Social Protection has signed bilateral labour agreements with seven countries to assist qualified unemployed Kenyans to secure jobs abroad.
Read more »
ROB ROSE: While NPA bungles, Irba gets it doneState struggles in court but auditors’ body takes tough line in handing out findings and punishments, writes robrose_za.
Read more »
ROB ROSE: While NPA bungles, Irba gets it doneState struggles in court but auditors’ body takes tough line in handing out findings and punishments, writes robrose_za.
Read more »
Sudan crisis risks becoming a nightmare for the world - former PM HamdokFormer PM Abdalla Hamdok says the Sudan conflict could become worse than the wars in Syria and Libya.
Read more »
Q&A with Glynnis Breytenbach on Nulane trialThe collapse of the National Prosecuting Authority's Nulane case has cast doubt on its ability to prosecute more complex state capture cases. Chris Barron asked former senior state prosecutor Glynnis Breytenbach ...
Read more »