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statements came Erdogan Speaking to reporters on the plane during his return for Turkey From a tour of the Balkans.
The Turkish President confirmed that the General Security Directorate, Istanbul Security Directorate and the Intelligence Service carried out an important operation once morest ISIS ISISadding: "The terrorist Bashar Khattab Ghazal Al-Sumaidaie, nicknamed"Abu Zeid / Professor Zeid" He is one of the top leaders in ISIS".
Erdogan confirmed that Al-Sumaidaie is one of the most prominent leaders in the ranks of ISIS, following the killing of its leaders, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and the leader who succeeded him, Abdullah Qardash.
continued "The international reports and the United Nations security report included information that this terrorist was one of the senior leaders in the organization, and his statements during interrogation included that he held a position in the so-called judiciary and the Ministry of Education and Justice within the organization.".
The Turkish president revealed that: "A long time ago, his affiliations in Syria and Istanbul were followed up, and intelligence information was obtained regarding his intention to enter Turkey by illegal means, and thanks to a successful security and intelligence operation, he was arrested.".
Erdogan added that he was transferred to the judicial authorities by order of the Istanbul Prosecutor’s Office following being questioned by Turkish intelligence and security.
Is Al-Sumaidaie the leader of ISIS?
According to the Turkish Anadolu Agency, the name of Bashar Khattab Ghazal Al-Sumaidaie, the co-leader of the organization, was mentioned in the thirtieth report of the Security Council issued on July 11, 2022, and the report stated that: "Last February 3, ISIS leader Amir Muhammad Abd al-Rahman al-Mawla al-Salabi was killed in a US-led operation in Atma, Syria, near the Turkish border.".
The report continued that on March 10, the organization admitted the death of Al-Salabi and that Abu Al-Hassan Al-Hashemi Al-Qurashi would replace him. While the identity of Al-Qurashi has not yet been determined, but it is likely that this person is the Iraqi Bashar Khattab Ghazal Al-Sumaidaie.
While there is controversy over the validity of the information indicating that Al-Sumaidaie may be the leader of ISIS, nicknamed Abu Al-Hassan Al-Qurashi, experts in the affairs of terrorist groups believe that preliminary investigations with him, according to the Turkish media, indicate the opposite.
Experts say that al-Sumaidaie is undoubtedly one of the leaders of the first rank of ISIS, regardless of whether he is actually the leader of the current organization or not.
The beginnings of his terrorist activity
Dr. Raed Al-Azzawi, President of the Al-Amsar Center for Strategic Studies, said in an interview with the website "Sky News Arabia"، "Al-Sumaidaie is an Iraqi, also known as Abu Khattab al-Iraqi and Abu al-Muizz. His first affiliation with terrorist organizations was for Ansar al-Islam, which was formed in Iraq in 2001, and it included groups of fighters who fled Afghanistan following the American attack on it following the events of September 11".
Zarqawi’s stage
Al-Azzawi continued that "After that, he joined the Abu Musab al-Zarqawi group and was responsible for important military operations for its organization. He served as chief judge in al-Zarqawi’s group, and from 2003 to 2009 he played a prominent role in the terrorist organization.".
Join ISIS
and constant "In 2014, with ISIS taking control of large areas of Iraq and Syria, he joined Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the organization, who had previous knowledge of him, and appointed him the chief judge of Mosul, and with the collapse of ISIS and the liberation of Mosul, he fled to Syria where he remained a prominent leader of ISIS there and became responsible for Executions in the organization, a very important position in ISIS, in addition to his membership in the so-called Mujahideen Shura Council".
3 failed assassination attempts
The Iraqi expert in the affairs of extremist groups reveals "Al-Sumaida’i was subjected to three assassination attempts following 2017, one of which took place in the Syrian city of Raqqa, which was carried out by Iraqi special forces, but he survived".
After Al-Baghdadi
The researcher explained that "The most important variable in Al-Sumaida’i’s life was the killing of Al-Baghdadi, as he was part of the higher leadership committee that was formed in 2016 for the organization, but he failed to convince it to be the leader of the new organization. , and therefore more powerful within the organization than Al-Sumaidaie".
His crimes reached Libya
The expert says"Al-Sumaida’i is a fierce criminal figure. As the chief judge of ISIS, he supervised the execution of major killings of Iraqis in Mosul in particular, and he also carried out the killing of a group of Kurdish Peshmerga forces by locking them in cages and drowning them in water. In Libya in the Sirte region in 2015, he was the one who issued the fatwa to that effect for the Da’esh of Libya".
A family in Al-Hol camp
Al-Azzawi adds:"Al-Sumaida’i was married 4 times and does not know where his children and wives are now, except for one of his families in al-Hol camp in eastern Syria.".
Iraqi role
The Iraqi expert on extremist groups explains that"The operation was carried out mainly according to information provided by the Iraqi intelligence to its Turkish counterpart, and revealed that he entered Turkey, where he has been for regarding two years, moving in the southern regions of the country, such as Şanlıurfa and Gaziantep, where the Iraqi intelligence inferred information regarding his whereregardings in Turkey from one of the ISIS elements close to him and those who worked With him, who was arrested in Mosul".
ISIS announced its new leader, Abu al-Hassan al-Hashemi al-Qurashi, last March, through a recorded audio message posted on the Internet, weeks following the killing of its leader Abu Ibrahim al-Qurashi, who succeeded Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in 2019.
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statements came Erdogan Speaking to reporters on the plane during his return for Turkey From a tour of the Balkans.
The Turkish President confirmed that the General Security Directorate, Istanbul Security Directorate and the Intelligence Service carried out an important operation once morest ISIS ISISHe added, “The terrorist Bashar Khattab Ghazal al-Sumaida’i, nicknamed “Abu Zaid / Professor Zaid”, who is considered one of the top leaders in ISIS was arrested in Turkey.”
Erdogan confirmed that Al-Sumaidaie is one of the most prominent leaders in the ranks of ISIS, following the killing of its leaders, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and the leader who succeeded him, Abdullah Qardash.
He continued, “International reports and the United Nations security report included information that this terrorist was one of the senior leaders in the organization, and his statements during interrogation included that he held a position in the so-called judiciary and the Ministry of Education and Justice within the organization.”
The Turkish president revealed that: “A long time ago, his affiliations in Syria and Istanbul were followed up, and intelligence information was obtained regarding his intention to enter Turkey by illegal means, and thanks to a successful security and intelligence operation, he was arrested. changes in its shape.
Erdogan added that he was transferred to the judicial authorities by order of the Istanbul Prosecutor’s Office following being questioned by Turkish intelligence and security.
Is Al-Sumaidaie the leader of ISIS?
According to the Turkish Anadolu Agency, the name of Bashar Khattab Ghazal al-Sumaida’i, the co-leader of the organization, was mentioned in the thirtieth report of the Security Council issued on July 11, 2022, and the report stated that “on February 3, the leader of ISIS, Amir Muhammad Abd al-Rahman al-Mawla al-Salibi, was killed in an operation that led it.” The United States is in Syria’s Atmeh near the Turkish border.”
The report continued that on March 10, the organization admitted the death of Al-Salabi and that Abu Al-Hassan Al-Hashemi Al-Qurashi would replace him. While the identity of Al-Qurashi has not yet been determined, but it is likely that this person is the Iraqi Bashar Khattab Ghazal Al-Sumaidaie.
While there is controversy over the validity of the information indicating that Al-Sumaidaie may be the leader of ISIS, nicknamed Abu Al-Hassan Al-Qurashi, experts in the affairs of terrorist groups believe that preliminary investigations with him, according to the Turkish media, indicate the opposite.
Experts say that al-Sumaidaie is undoubtedly one of the leaders of the first rank of ISIS, regardless of whether he is actually the leader of the current organization or not.
The beginnings of his terrorist activity
Dr. Raed Al-Azzawi, head of the Al-Amsar Center for Strategic Studies, said in an interview with “Sky News Arabia”, “Al-Sumaidaie is an Iraqi and is also known as Abu Khattab al-Iraqi and Abu al-Muizz. His first affiliation with terrorist organizations was for Ansar al-Islam, which was formed in Iraq in 2001, and it included groups Fighters who fled Afghanistan following the American attack on it following the events of September 11th.
Zarqawi’s stage
Al-Azzawi added that, “After that, he joined the Abu Musab al-Zarqawi group and was responsible for important military operations for its organization. He worked as a chief judge in al-Zarqawi’s group, and from 2003 to 2009 played a prominent role in the terrorist organization.”
Join ISIS
And he added, “In 2014, with ISIS taking control of large areas of Iraq and Syria, he joined Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the organization, who had previous knowledge of him, and appointed him the chief judge of Mosul, and with the collapse of ISIS and the liberation of Mosul, he fled to Syria, where he remained a prominent leader of ISIS there and became Responsible for the executions in the organization, a very important position in ISIS, in addition to his membership in the so-called Mujahideen Shura Council.
3 failed assassination attempts
The Iraqi expert in the affairs of extremist groups reveals that “Al-Sumaidaie was subjected to three assassination attempts following 2017, one of which took place in the Syrian city of Raqqa, which was carried out by Iraqi special forces, but he survived.”
After Al-Baghdadi
The researcher explained that “the most important variable in Al-Sumaida’i’s life was the killing of Al-Baghdadi, as he was part of the higher leadership committee that was formed in 2016 for the organization, but he failed to convince it to be the leader of the new organization, despite being close to Al-Baghdadi, it was Abu Ibrahim Al-Qurashi who replaced Al-Baghdadi because he is the closest, and therefore more powerful, inside the organization than Al-Sumaida’i.”
His crimes reached Libya
The expert says that “Al-Sumaida’i is a fierce criminal figure, as he is the chief judge of ISIS, he supervised the execution of major killings of Iraqis in Mosul in particular, and he also carried out the killing of a group of Kurdish Peshmerga forces by holding them in cages and drowning them in water. The organization carried out terrorist operations once morest them in Libya in the Sirte region in 2015, and it was he who issued the fatwa to that effect on ISIS.”
A family in Al-Hol camp
Al-Azzawi added: “Al-Sumaida’i married 4 times and he does not know where his children and wives are now, with the exception of one of his families in the al-Hol camp in eastern Syria.”
Iraqi role
The Iraqi expert in the affairs of extremist groups explains that “the operation was carried out mainly according to information provided by the Iraqi intelligence to its Turkish counterpart, and revealed that he entered Turkey, where he has been for regarding two years, moving in the southern regions of the country, such as Şanlıurfa and Gaziantep, where the Iraqi intelligence inferred information regarding his whereregardings in Turkey. From an ISIS member close to him and those who worked with him, who was arrested in Mosul.
ISIS announced its new leader, Abu al-Hassan al-Hashemi al-Qurashi, last March, through a recorded audio message posted on the Internet, weeks following the killing of its leader Abu Ibrahim al-Qurashi, who succeeded Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in 2019.
