The Islamic State has a new leader.
A day after Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi committed suicide during the US attacks and Ildib, Abdullah Kardash was appointed as the new leader.
As Newsweek reports, Baghdadi himself appointed him as the future leader of the Islamic State before his death.
There is not much information about Kardash - it is known that he once served Saddam Hussein.
"Baghdadi was just a figurehead, he wasn't involved in day-to-day operations. He was just saying yes or no, there was no planning," sources familiar with the former leader of the Islamic State told Newsweek.
Professor of Middle Eastern studies at the University of Paris, Jean-Pierre Filly, said that Baghdadi's death was a big blow to the Islamic State.
"However, his death may have even less impact than the killing of Osama bin Laden on Al Qaeda," he added.
Although they welcome Baghdadi's death as a turning point in the fight against terrorism, European leaders emphasize that the Islamic State has not been completely defeated, which contradicts the views of US President Donald Trump.
"The battle against this evil is not over yet," said British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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