DAILY STAR
Feared terrorist group ISIS has announced its fourth leader in a year following the death of its previous caliph.
Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi has been named at the top of the food chain for the Islamist organisation, which continues to operate sleeper cells in both Syria and Iraq.
ISIS waged a ground war in 2014 that saw its self-proclaimed caliphate cover huge amounts of territory in the Middle East
.International retaliation saw the impact of ISIS tactics and the size of its territory reduced.
From April 2013 until August 2019, at the top of the tree was leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who was at the helm for the duration of the militant group’s rise to international prominence.
