On February 3, US President Joe Biden announced the death of the former IS leader, dubbed the “Caliph.” The man blew himself up during a US military operation in northwestern Syria, a region under jihadist control. His death was confirmed by IS on March 10. Little is known about the new caliph, Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Quraishi.
IS is still present in Iraq and Syria. According to a UN report published last year, the jihadist organization would have “a total of 10,000 active fighters” in both countries. IS is also active elsewhere in the world, with branches in many countries in Asia and Africa.