Syrian rebels did not know Iraqi militant killed was IS headSyrian opposition activists and state media apparently did not know that an Iraqi militant who was killed in October in southern Syria was the leader of the Islamic State group.
IS says leader Abu al-Hassan al-Qurayshi killed in battleThe spokesman for the Islamic State group says its leader Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was killed in battle recently.
IS leader stayed hidden as he rebuilt his group from defeatThe leader of the Islamic State group killed in a U.S. raid overnight in northwest Syria was largely a mystery, with almost no known photos, never appearing in public or in the groupโs videos.