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Biography of third spokesman of ISIS group. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hussam Sayid known by his nom de guerre Abu Hamza al-Qurashi (Arabic: أبو حمزة القرشي) [1][2][3] was an Iraqi who served as the third spokesman for the Islamic State (IS) from 2019 until his death in November 2021.
Abu Hamza al-Qurashi | |
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أبو حمزة القريشي | |
Born | Hussam Sayid |
Nationality | Iraq |
Occupation | Official spokesman of the Islamic State |
Predecessor | Abul-Hasan al-Muhajir |
Successor | Abu Omar al-Muhajir |
Movement | Islamic State |
Before becoming the spokesman for the Islamic State, Abu Hamza al-Qurashi served as a munshid, or religious singer, for the Islamic State's Ajnad media from 2015 to 2021, operating under the hierarchy name Abu Ibrahim al-Baghdadi. His intro voice was used in speeches of Al-Furqan audios and he was also Arabic voice of some of Al-Hayat media videos. During this time, he also served under the previous Islamic State spokesman, Abul-Hasan al-Muhajir.[4][5]
Al-Qurashi's role as a spokesman gave him a prominent position within the Islamic State, allowing him to disseminate the group's propaganda messages and motivate fighters.[6] He was known for his fiery speeches and reportedly lived in an area near the Ayn al-Bayda camp in the Jarablus region, where he was known as Abu Abdo Al-Hamwi among local Islamic State members.
His speeches included:
In November 2021, al-Qurashi was killed in a US airstrike on his car in the town of Jarablus.[7]
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