The media published a photo from the place of liquidation of the alleged leader of the IG

The media released photos and video footage from the site of the liquidation of the alleged leader of the “Islamic State” (ISIS, banned in the Russian Federation). It also turned out that there was a camouflaged underground bunker in the house, which the jihadist did not use, but preferred to fire on Turkish intelligence officers. The shootout lasted four hours. After the security forces blew up several walls of the building, the Islamist did not want to be taken alive and activated the IED attached to his body. According to Turkish intelligence, the militant often moved to northern Syria.

The United States stated that they could not confirm either the liquidation of the leader of the MTO, or that the operation in Jandaris was carried out specifically against Abu Hussein Al-Husseini Al-Kureisha.

Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the country’s special services eliminated the leader of the Islamic State, Abu Hussein al-Husseini al-Kureishi, in Syria. WHO took place on the night of April 29. Erdogan indicated that the jihadist had been followed by national intelligence officers for a long time.

The news about the liquidation of Al-Qureishi was commented on by the speaker of the Syrian Democratic Forces. According to him, the jihadist was under the protection of the Turkish special services and lived in the location of the militants of the pro-Turkish group “Ahrar Ash-Sharqiya” in the canton of Afrin.