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ISIS chief killed in clashes in Syria, successor announced

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Terror group ISIS has confirmed that its leader, Abu Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi—who headed the extremist organization since November last year—has been killed in direct clashes with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in rebel-held northwestern Syria's Idlib province. An ISIS spokesperson made the announcement on its Telegram channel on Thursday and named Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi as the group's next leader.