U.S. Officials Unable To Verify Reports Made Ahead Of Turkish Election. This
week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced the death of ISIS’s
leader, Abu al-Hussain al-Hussaini al-Qurashi, during an operation carried out
by Turkey’s National Intelligence Agency (MIT) in Syria. The U.S., however, has
been unable to corroborate the operation detailed by Erdoğan who is seeking
re-election on May 14.





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Erdoğan Claims Turkish Operation Killed Global ISIS Chief

U.S. Officials Unable To Verify Reports Made Ahead Of Turkish Election



(New York, N.Y.) – This week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced
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the death of ISIS’s leader,Abu al-Hussain al-Hussaini al-Qurashi
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, during an operation carried out by Turkey’s National Intelligence Agency
(MIT) in Syria. The U.S., however, has beenunable to corroborate
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by Erdoğan who is seeking re-election on May 14.



To read the Counter Extremism Project (CEP)’s profile of Abu al-Hussain
al-Hussaini al-Qurashi, please clickhere
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Personal details about Abu al-Hussain have remained elusive, besides the fact
that he joined ISIS in 2013 and quickly rose through the ranks of the terrorist
organization. In November 2022, Abu al-Hussain succeededAbu Hasan al-Hashimi
al-Qurashi
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as caliph following confirmation of the latter’sdeath
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in Syria.



According to Turkey’s state-run Andalou Agency, MIT agents discovered
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Abu al-Hussain’s hideaway—a secluded, blast damaged building in Syria’s Afrin
province—in late April 2023 before forcing entry. Abu al-Hussain then detonated
his suicide vest to avoid capture. ISIS has yet to confirm the death of Abu
al-Hussain or details of a new successor.



To read the CEP resource Turkey: Extremism and Terrorism, please click here
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Islamist terror groups, including ISIS, have consolidated
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in recent years on Turkey’s borders with Syria and Iraq. Large numbers of
foreign fighters have also crossed through Turkey seeking to join these groups.
Despite tightened security over the years,Turkey continues
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to grapple with the movement of ISIS-linked individuals and the remnants of
ISIS’sfinancing and smuggling
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borders.



Meanwhile, ISIS <[link removed]> still maintains
a strong influence in Iraq, and has declared de-facto ‘provinces’ in Egypt,
Libya, Algeria, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the
North Caucasus. ISIS has also staged attacks in Turkey, Lebanon, France,
Belgium, Iraq, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Tunisia, and Kuwait.



To read the CEP resource ISIS, please click here
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