Turkish President divulges intelligence operation occurred in Jinderes in northwestern Syria on Saturday.
Turkish intelligence forces have actually eliminated the believed leader of the ISIL (ISIS) group, Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has actually revealed.
Erdogan stated Turkish intelligence had actually been keeping track of the supposed leader of the hardline group for a very long time prior to releasing their operation.
“This person was neutralised as part of an operation by the Turkish nationwide intelligence organisation in Syria the other day,” Erdogan stated in an interview with TRT Turk broadcaster on Sunday.
“We will continue our battle with terrorist organisations with no discrimination,” the president included.
Syrian regional and security sources stated the raid occurred near the northern Syrian town of Jinderes, which is managed by Turkey-backed rebel groups and was amongst the worst-affected locations in the February 6 earthquake that struck both Turkey and Syria.
There was no statement from ISIL (ISIS). The Syrian National Army, an opposition faction with a security existence in the location, did not right away provide any remark.
A reporter from the AFP news company in northern Syria stated Turkish secret agent and regional military cops, backed by Turkey, had actually sealed a zone in Jindires on Saturday.
The substance apparently real estate #ISIS’s worldwide leader lay outside the town of #Jinderes, surrounded by fields of olive trees.
The location was struck really hard by the earthquake, leading to numerous sees by foreign media & & some help groups.
See these images from @faizaldoghim060 pic.twitter.com/2M3oqTesTk
— Charles Lister (@Charles_Lister) April 30, 2023
Citizens informed AFP that an operation had actually targeted a deserted farm that was being utilized as an Islamic school.
One local informed the Reuters news company that clashes began on the edge of the town overnight from Saturday into Sunday, lasting for about an hour prior to homeowners heard a big surge.
The location was later on surrounded by security forces to avoid anybody from approaching.
Al-Qurashi ended up being ISIL (ISIS) leader in November 2022 after his predecessor was eliminated.
The ISIL (ISIS) group took control of large swathes of Iraq and Syria in 2014, and its head at the time, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, stated an Islamic caliphate throughout a location that was house to countless individuals.
The group lost its grip on the area after projects by US-backed forces in Syria and Iraq, as well as Syrian forces backed by Iran, Russia and numerous paramilitaries.
Its staying fighters are now mainly concealing in remote locations of Syria and Iraq, and still launch attacks from time to time.