Timeline of the Islamic State (2019)
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Timeline
January 2019
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October 2019
- On October 10, the United States took custody of two high-profile members of ISIL previously held in Syria by Kurdish-led fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces. US media reports identified the two as El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Amon Kotey; part of an extremely violent four-man cell that kidnapped and tortured foreigners, including journalists, at the height of ISIL's power in Syria and Iraq. One other person was killed in a drone attack and the fourth is in prison in Turkey.[1]
- On October 27, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi the Iraqi-born leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and self-declared Caliph of the Islamic State killed himself by detonating a suicide vest during the Barisha raid, conducted by the U.S. 75th Ranger Regiment and the U.S. Delta Force, in Syria's northwestern Idlib Province].[2] The commander of the United States Central Command, General Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., stated that al-Baghdadi also killed two children when he exploded his vest and was buried at sea after being offered Islamic funeral rites.[3] On 31 October 2019, ISIL confirmed that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was dead,
- On October 31, Less than a week after the Barisha raid leading to the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi was elected by a shura council as the new caliph of ISIL,[4] indicating that the group still considers itself a caliphate despite having lost all of its territory in Iraq and Syria, Al-Hashimi's appointment was supposedly done in accordance with the advice of al-Baghdadi, meaning the new emir was named as a successor by Baghdadi himself.[5] Al-Hashimi's appointment was supposedly done in accordance with the advice of Baghdadi, meaning the new emir was named as a successor by Baghdadi himself.
November 2019
- On November 4, Turkish authorities said they had captured a sister of the dead ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The sister was named as Rasmiya Awad. The authorities hope al-Baghdadi's sister may provide a trove of intelligence.[6] She was captured near the Syrian town of Azaz.[7]
- On November 6, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey had captured a wife of ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, more than a week after Baghdadi killed himself during a raid by US special forces. Al-Baghdadi was known to have four wives, the maximum number one can have under Islamic law at one time.[1]
References
- ^ a b "US takes custody of two high-profile ISIL fighters". Al Jazeera News. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019. Cite error: The named reference "jazeera1" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Statement from the President on the Death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi" (Press release). The White House. 27 October 2019.
- ^ "Head Of U.S. Central Command Says ISIS Leader Baghdadi Buried At Sea". NPR.org. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Islamic State names new leader, confirms death of Baghdadi in US raid". ABC News. 1 November 2019. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Islamic State confirms Baghdadi's death, names new 'Emir of the Faithful' | FDD's Long War Journal". longwarjournal.org. 1 November 2019. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ Carlotta Gall (4 November 2019). "Turkey Captures Sister of Islamic State Chief Killed in Raid". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Turkey 'captures sister of killed ISIS leader' Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi". itv.com. 4 November 2019.
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