Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi was an Iraqi militant and the second caliph of the Islamic State from 2019 until his death in 2022. His appointment by a shura council was announced by the Islamic St
A mugshot photo of al-Qurashi detained at Camp Bucca in Iraq
Rewards for Justice Program's bounty flyer offering 10 million dollars for information about al-Qurashi
Al-Qurashi's compound prior to the operation
Al-Qurashi's compound after the operation
Battle of Mosul (2016–2017)
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The Battle of Mosul was a major battle initiated by Iraq and allied forces to retake the city of Mosul from the Islamic State, which had seized the city years prior in June 2014. It was the largest co
Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi
…forces in October 2017, whereupon he relocated to Syria. Despite this, the pro-IS biography also claimed that al-Qurashi took part in the concurrent Battle of Mosul (2016–2017). From 2017 to 2018, discontent grew in IS due to repeated defeats, resulting in a so-called "fitna" and the rise of "Jahmism and Irja", ideological…
An Iraqi soldier during a course on chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense training at Camp Taji. Coalition forces expressed fears ISIL may use chemical weapons during the Battle of Mosul.
U.S. Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander of the Combined Joint Task Force, at Qayyarah Airfield West, 22 September 2016
Peshmerga soldiers prepare to conduct a combined arms live-fire exercise with an Italian instructor near Erbil, on 12 October 2016.
A U.S. Army M109A6 Paladin conducts a fire mission at Qayyarah Airfield West, in support of the Iraqi security forces' push toward Mosul, 17 October 2016.