Hussam Sayid known by his nom de guerre Abu Hamza al-Qurashi (Arabic: ابو حمزة القرشي) [1][2][3] was an Iraqi who served as the spokesman for the Islamic State (IS) from 2019 until his death in November 2021.
Before becoming the spokesman for the Islamic State, Abu Hamza al-Qurashi served as a munshid, or religious singer, for the Islamic State's Ajnad media from 2015 to 2021, operating under the hierarchy name Abu Ibrahim al-Baghdadi. His intro voice was used in speeches of Al-Furqan audios and he was also Arabic voice of some of Al-Hayat media videos. During this time, he also served under the previous Islamic State spokesman, Abul-Hasan al-Muhajir.[4][5]
Al-Qurashi's role as a spokesman gave him a prominent position within the Islamic State, allowing him to disseminate the group's propaganda messages and motivate fighters.[6] He was known for his fiery speeches and reportedly lived in an area near the Ayn al-Bayda camp in the Jarablus region, where he was known as Abu Abdo Al-Hamwi among local Islamic State members.
In November 2021, al-Qurashi was killed in a US airstrike on his car in the town of Jarablus.[7]
