The new leader of the terrorist militia IS, Abu Hassan al-Hashimi al-Quraishi, has been arrested in Turkey, according to media reports. He had only been appointed the new leader in March.

The new leader of the terrorist militia IS, Abu Hassan al-Hashimi al-Quraishi, is said to have been arrested in Turkey. The Turkish media and the US news agency Bloomberg report unanimously.

The Turkish anti-terror police and agents of the secret service reportedly arrested a man in Istanbul on Thursday who is said to have led the terrorist militia. This was apparently confirmed by high-ranking Turkish officials, who wanted to remain anonymous for security reasons, to the Bloomberg agency.

Former IS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Kurashi was killed in a US operation in Syria in February.