Abu Hudhayfah Al-Ansari
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أبو حذيفة الأنصاري
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| 5th Spokesperson of the Islamic State | |
| Assumed office August 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Abu Omar al-Muhajir (POW) |
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| Born | Unknown date |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Audio of Abu Hudhayfah Al-Ansari announcing death of Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi | |
| Military career | |
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| Battles/wars | War on Terror |
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Abu Hudhayfah Al-Ansari (Arabic: أبو حذيفة الأنصاري)[1][2][3][4][5] is the current spokesman of the Islamic State. He was announced as the spokesman in a speech released by Al-Furqan Foundation media in August 2023.[6][7] He replaced Abu Omar al-Muhajir as the spokesman of the Islamic State, who was arrested by Tahrir al-Sham.[8][9]
In August 2023 he announced the killing of the fourth Islamic State Caliph, Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi, announcing Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi as his successor,[10] and threatened to increase attacks after US withdrawal.[11] Nothing is known yet about the identity of Abu Hudhayfah. In August 2023, Mina Al-Lami, a Jihadist specialist for BBC Monitoring, speculated on Twitter that Abu Hudhayfah is possibly an Iraqi.[12] On January 2024, Abu Hudayfah released an audio discussing the 2023 Israel–Hamas war.[13][14]
As for crusader America: in the past, God inflicted torture upon you at our hands. Today, He inflicts torture upon you from Himself as a just punishment for your war against God's loyal followers. By God, to us it is the best torture since we give glory to Him as the lord of honour. It is most healing to our hearts, and most grievous and severe to you. It started with the coronavirus [Covid-19] plague, and then came its economic consequences and crises for you. It does not end with your immersion in the quagmire of a crusader-crusader war, which exhausted your economy and military materials. Worry, unease, and fear is even apparent in the statements of your military officials due to the near depletion of your military arsenal designated for proxy wars. You are now experiencing your dying days and consecutive misfortunes. Praise and thanks be to God. We lie in wait for you with more, God willing
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