Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Abu Hussein al-Qureshi, the suspected leader of the dreaded terrorist organization Islamic State, has been killed in an encounter with Turkish intelligence security forces. There was an encounter between Turkish intelligence security forces and IS terrorists in Syria, in which the IS leader was killed. Erdogan told that Turkish intelligence forces had been running operations against the IS leader for a long time.

According to Turkish media, the encounter took place in Zandaris area of Syria. This area is considered to be of Turkish influence and Turkish-backed rebel organizations are strong in this area. This area was also affected by the earthquake on February 6. According to reports, the fighting between Turkish security forces and the opposition Syrian National Army began on Saturday night and lasted for several hours. After the encounter, the entire area has been cordoned off.

Please tell that Al Qureshi had become the leader of the Islamic State in November last year itself. In 2014, the Islamic State captured parts of Iraq and Syria and implemented the Caliphate law there. IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared himself Caliph. However, IS's sphere of influence has shrunk in the fight with the US and its allies. Although thousands of terrorists are still hiding in different areas of Syria and Iraq. US-backed forces and Kurdish-backed forces are still conducting operations against IS militants.