Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, the leader of the ISIS terror group, has been arrested in Turkey. According to Bloomberg , senior Turkish officials confirmed that al-Qurashi was captured in a recent raid in Istanbul. Al-Qurashi took office as ISIS leader in February, after the US conducted a raid in Syria which left former ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi dead. Related articles: Israeli Arab who pledged allegiance to ISIS arrested Iraqi forces capture seven ISIS terrorists Tayibe resident arrested for alleged ISIS-inspired activities Man arrested for funding ISIS operations in Syria and Turkey Officials who requested to remain anonymous said the man they detained is the individual who they believe has led ISIS since February. Turkey's OdaTV named the individual as al-Qurashi but did not source its information. OdaTV added that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was informed of the capture and is expected to announce it in the coming days.
