The identity of the new ISIS leader has been revealed, months after former boss Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a raid ordered by US President Donald Trump, according to daily British newspaper “The Guardian”.
Mohammed Abdul Rahman al-Mawli al-Salbi, is one of the terrorist group’s founding leaders.
"SEE" sums up important facts about ISIS’s new leader:
-He was born into an Iraqi Turkmen family in the town of Tal Afar.
-Al-Salbi is considered the first non-Arab leader of the terrorist organization.
-He has two nicknames; “The Professor” and “The Destroyer”.
- He served as an officer in late Iraqi president Saddam Hussein's army.
- He outlines the policy within ISIS and has overseen various operations around the world.
- He holds a degree in sharia law from the University of Mosul.
- He grew close to Baghdadi, when they were both jailed in Basra by US forces for their links to al-Qaeda in 2003.
-The new ISIS leader led attacks in Iraq against the Yazidi minority in 2014, when hundreds of people were killed by him.
-In 2019, the US had placed a $5m bounty on al-Salbi’s head.
-His exact location is unknown.
-His brother, Adel Salbi, is a politician in the Turkish political party Turkmen Iraqi Front.
-Al-Salbi has at least one son.
It is worth mentioning that, Al Baghdadi was killed in a US raid in northwestern Syria Saturday night, after igniting his suicide belt, killing himself, his two wives and 3 children.
Moreover, at least 2 ISIS militants were captured and 11 children were taken into custody by U.S. troops.
This military operation represents a blow against the terrorist organization.
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