Islamic State names new leader, confirming US raid killed predecessor
by Staff and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#5WZWT)
Audio message names Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi as new leader in first admission of former head's death
Islamic State has named a new leader after confirming that its previous head was killed by the US in north-western Syria over a month ago.
In an audio message released on Thursday, an IS spokesman, Abu Omar al-Muhajer, confirmed the death of the group's leader, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, as well as that of its former spokesman, Abu Hamza al-Qurayshi, in the US raid.
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