Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi

Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi (Arabic: أبو الحسين الحسيني القرشي, romanized: Abū al-Ḥusayn al-Husaynī al-Qurashī) is the fourth caliph[lower-alpha 1] of the Islamic State. He took office on 30 November 2022.

Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi
أبو الحسين الحسيني القرشي
Calligraphic representation of Abu Al-Hussein in a video of Islamic State media group.
4th Caliph of the Islamic State
In office
30 November 2022 – present
Preceded byAbu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi
Personal details
ReligionIslam
Military career
Allegiance
Battles/warsWar on Terror

Life

Rise to power

According to Turkish claims, Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini joined the Islamic State in 2013.[4] He took over leadership after the death of the previous leader Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi. He was announced as caliph by Islamic State's official spokesmen Abu Umar al-Muhajir in an audio message broadcast by Al-Furqan Media foundation (Islamic State's primary media).[5][6]

Abu al-Hussein was described as a veteran of Islamic State and a loyal member of the group.[7] In January 2023, a prominent dissident anti-IS leadership channel alleged that Abu al-Hussein was Iraqi like his predecessors and was appointed by a shura council led by Abdul Raouf al-Muhajir,[8][9] emir of Islamic State's administration.[10]

Leader of the Islamic State
Places from where pledges of allegiance have been documented by Islamic State official media to Abu al Hussein.[11]

By 19 January 2023, Abu al-Hussein had received pledges from all Islamic State provinces,[12][13] and also from Islamic State supporters in around 40 countries.[14] He also received some pledges of support from outside people who were not previously part of the group.[15][16]

On 27 February, the Iraqi media reported the killing of Abu Al-Hussein in an operation by the Iraqi Army in the desert of Anbar,[17] but these reports were not confirmed by Iraqi military officials.

As of April, according to an Iraqi security official, Iraqi, Turkish and American intelligence agencies were cooperating with each other to identify Abu Al-Husayn Al-Husayni.[18]

Alleged death in 2023

On 30 April 2023, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that the Turkish National Intelligence Organization had allegedly tracked down and killed Abu al-Hussein the previous day, on 29 April.[19][20]

Turkish state-run news agency Anadolu Agency reported that the operation occurred at Jindires, in a region controlled by Turkish-backed rebel groups, in which Abu al-Hussein detonated his suicide vest to avoid being captured.[4] However, the United States could not verify claims by Turkey that its forces killed Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi.[21]

On 15, May a statement attributed to Islamic State was circulating in Al-Hol camp denying the death the Abu Al-Husayn Al-Husayni in Turkish operation but the statement turnout to be forged. [22][23]

Notes
  1. The Islamic State describes itself as a caliphate and its leader as a caliph, but this is not accepted by the vast majority of Muslims, and is disputed by multiple Muslim scholars and authors.[1][2][3]

References
  1. Yusuf al-Qaradawi stated: "[The] declaration issued by the Islamic State is void under sharia and has dangerous consequences for the Sunnis in Iraq and for the revolt in Syria", adding that the title of caliph can "only be given by the entire Muslim nation", not by a single group. Strange, Hannah (5 July 2014). "Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi addresses Muslims in Mosul". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  2. Bunzel, Cole. "Caliph Incognito: The Ridicule of Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi". www.jihadica.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. Hamid, Shadi (1 November 2016). "What a caliphate really is—and how the Islamic State is not one". Brookings. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  4. "Turkey offers details of Islamic State chief's death". France 24. 1 May 2023.
  5. "Islamic State leader Abu Hasan al-Qurashi killed, names successor". Hindustan Times. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  6. Kourdi, Eyad (30 November 2022). "ISIS acknowledges the death of its leader, announces his successor". CNN.
  7. Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (2 December 2022). ""So They Kill or Are Killed"- Islamic State Speech Announcing Death of Leader and Appointment of Successor". aymennaltamimi.substack.com.
  8. Tore Refslund Hamming [@ToreRHamming] (4 January 2023). "Abd al-Raouf al-Muhajir was elected new amir of idarat al-'ammat al-wilayat on 24 June 2020, taking over after the death of Abu Sa'ad al-Shimali t.co/7TqBQCfZtj" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 26 January 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023 – via Twitter.
  9. Tore Refslund Hamming [@ToreRHamming] (4 January 2023). "Arguably the most important leader within the Islamic State. IS supporters are once again sharing an image of Abu Jassim Salman aka Abd al-Raouf al-Muhajir, who is believed to be amir of the General Administration of Provinces that by and large replaced the delegrated committee t.co/WhZ9WRRz2n" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 26 January 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023 – via Twitter.
  10. "صانع الملوك لن يسمح عبد الرؤوف المهاجر (أبو سارة العراقي) ان يسلم منصب "الخليفة"". TamTam. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  11. Journalist Rafhaan [@rafhaan08] (15 December 2022). "Updated t.co/SGMhXWMZm6" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 February 2023 – via Twitter.
  12. "The Islamic State's Third Bayat Campaign".
  13. "How the Targeted Killing of ISIS Leaders Revives the Terror Group's Ideology – HS Today". 15 January 2023.
  14. Criezis, Meili. "Soliciting Online Bayʿat: Pro-Islamic State Responses to Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi's Death". Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  15. jihadoScope [@JihadoScope] (12 January 2023). "Salafi influencer with tens of thousands of followers on social media & on run from Saudi authorities, surfaces in Yemen, releasing video pledging allegiance to ISIS. Tells supporters to watch/listen to Islamic State, underlines potency of jihadist outreach online" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 February 2023 – via Twitter.
  16. "#SaudiArabia One of the mosque preachers in #Riyadh declares in front of the worshipers his loyalty to the current IS leader Abu Al-Husayn".
  17. "أنباء عن مقتل زعيم داعش بعملية عسكرية في صحراء الأنبار". 26 February 2023.
  18. "تحديد هوية زعيم "داعش" الجديد مهمة استخبارية صعبة". Al Araby (in Arabic). 11 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  19. "Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan: MİT, DEAŞ'ın sözde liderini etkisiz hale getirdi" [President Erdoğan: The so-called leader of the terrorist organization DAESH was neutralized by the operation carried out by the MIT in Syria.]. TRT Haber (in Turkish). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  20. "Suspected Islamic State chief Qurayshi killed in Syria, Turkey says". BBC News. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  21. "US Not Backing Turkish Claims Islamic State Leader is Dead". Voice of America News. 1 May 2023.
  22. https://twitter.com/TracTerrorism/status/1658137105921642496
  23. https://trackingterrorism.org/chatter/is-document-denying-the-death-of-the-caliph-is-distributed-at-al-hol/

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