The President of Turkey: The leader of ISIS in Syria was killed by our forces
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the President of Turkey, says that the country’s forces have succeeded in killing one of the ISIS leaders in Syria.
The person killed is named Abu Hussein Qurayshi, and it is said that he had taken leadership of this group in Syria since February.
Mr. Erdoğan stated in an interview with TRT news channel that Turkish security forces took down Qurayshi during an operation on Saturday.
Mr. Erdoğan said that the country’s security forces had been pursuing Qurayshi for a long time.
It is said that this military operation was carried out in the city of Jindires in northern Syria, near the Turkish border.
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