Islamic State jihadist group confirmed the death of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and named his replacement as Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi, said a statement released Thursday.
“We mourn you… commander of the faithful,” an audio statement read by Abu Abu Bakr al-BaghdadiHamza al-Quraishi, presented as the jihadist group’s spokesman, said.
Baghdadi, who led IS since 2014 and was the world’s most wanted man, was killed in a US special forces raid in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib on Sunday.
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