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US does not confirm Turkey’s claim of killing Islamic State leader in Syria

The US administration said it had no information to support Ankara’s claim to have killed the Islamic State leader.

BAKR ALKASEM/AFP via Getty Images
An aerial view shows a house reportedly used by suspected leader of the Islamic State group Abu Hussein al-Qurashi, in the village of Maska, north of Jindires, on May 1, 2023. — BAKR ALKASEM/AFP via Getty Images

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