ISIS’s new leader unmasked: Sharia law graduate born into Iraqi Turkmen family is revealed as the hardliner now running the terror group after al-Baghdadi’s assassination
The new leader of Islamic State has been revealed as Iraqi Amir Mohammed Abdul Rahman al-Mawli al-Salbi.
Two intelligence services said al-Salbi took over from Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi after the terrorist leader blew himself up in October.
Al-Salbi, who helped found ISIS, brought in brutal Sharia Law in Iraq and Syria, led the enslavement of the Yazidi and has operated across the world.
The new leader of Islamic State has been revealed as Iraqi Amir Mohammed Abdul Rahman al-Mawli al-Salbi (pictured)
Two intelligence services said al-Salbi took over from Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (pictured) after the terrorist leader blew himself up in October
The terrorist was made leader just hours after al-Baghdadi died, despite his named being reported as Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi.
This was a nom de guerre and officials said they had heard little of the ‘nobody’ at the time.
Spies have unmasked al-Salbi over the past three months and paint a picture of a hardened extremist similar to al-Baghdadi, according to the Guardian.
The Mosul-born leader is believed to be one of the most influential ideologues left in ISIS’s depleted ranks and is one of the last non-Arabs.
He was born in Tal Afar, a city near Mosul, to Iraqi Turkmen.
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