Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi
Iraqi Islamic State leader (died 2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (Arabic: أبو الحسن الهاشمي القرشي), born Nour Karim al-Mutni (نور كريم المطني;[4] died 15 October 2022[2]), was an Iraqi[7] terrorist and the third leader[note 1] of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. He was named as leader on 10 March 2022, in an audio message by the new spokesperson of ISIL, Abu Omar al-Muhajir, whose announcement came more than a month after the death of the previous leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi.[10][11] The message said that Abu al-Hasan was given a pledge of allegiance in response to the will of the former leader.[12]
Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi | |
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أبو الحسن الهاشمي القرشي | |
3rd Caliph of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant | |
In office 4 February 2022[1] – 15 October 2022[2] | |
Preceded by | Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi |
Succeeded by | Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi[3] |
Personal details | |
Born | Nour Karim al-Mutni[4] Rawa, Iraq |
Died | 15 October 2022[2] Jasim, Syria[5] |
Cause of death | Suicide bombing |
Nationality | Iraqi |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Nickname(s) | Abdur Rahman al-Iraqi/Sayf Baghdad[6] |
Allegiance | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
Battles/wars | War on Terror |
On 26 May 2022, the Turkish government claimed that he was arrested in Istanbul.[13] Later, ISIL sources denied news reports of his arrest in the 347th issue of their weekly newsletter Al-Naba.[14]
On 30 November 2022, ISIL announced that Abu al-Hasan had been killed while fighting. The spokesman of ISIL, Abu Omar, confirmed the news that same day. The United States Central Command confirmed that Abu al-Hasan killed himself by triggering a bomb during an operation carried out by former Free Syrian Army rebels which had aligned with government forces in Daraa Governorate in mid-October.[2]
Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi replaced him as the leader of ISIS.[3]