Recep Tayyip Erdogan claims Turkish intelligence killed IS chief in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, while on the air of the TRT TÜRK TV channel, announced that Turkish intelligence eliminated Islamic State leader Abu al-Hussein al-Qureyshi in Syria.

“Turkish national intelligence has been following IS leader Abu al-Hussein al-Qureishi for a long time. He was eliminated in Syria as a result of an operation carried out by Turkish intelligence,” TASS quoted him as saying.