Rift has emerged in the ranks of ISIS Terrorist Group over choosing a new leader to replace Qari Hekmat who was killed in airstrikes in Afghanistan's northern Jawzjan province, deputy to provincial police chief Abdul Hafiz Khashi said Monday.
Publish dateMonday 9 April 2018 - 14:03
Story Code : 161482
AVA- "Since killing Qari Hekmat the ISIS leader in northern region on Friday, insurgents loyal to the hardliner group have failed to reach consensus over finding new leader to lead the militants," Khashi told media.
Qari Hekmat was killed in airstrikes on Friday and his supporters declared Qari Habib Rahman as new leader to head ISIS militants in the northern provinces, Khashi said.
However, he added that "reports emanating from Darzab district speak of differences within the ranks of militants as many ISIS fighters including those from Uzbekistan" have challenged Habib Rahman's leadership.
Darzab district in Jawzjan has been regarded as the main base of ISIS militants in the northern region of Afghanistan. Foreign fighters from some countries including central Asian states, according to local officials, have been fighting alongside ISIS in Darzab and adjoining areas.
ISIS outfit has yet to make comment on the report.
Qari Hekmat was killed in airstrikes on Friday and his supporters declared Qari Habib Rahman as new leader to head ISIS militants in the northern provinces, Khashi said.
However, he added that "reports emanating from Darzab district speak of differences within the ranks of militants as many ISIS fighters including those from Uzbekistan" have challenged Habib Rahman's leadership.
Darzab district in Jawzjan has been regarded as the main base of ISIS militants in the northern region of Afghanistan. Foreign fighters from some countries including central Asian states, according to local officials, have been fighting alongside ISIS in Darzab and adjoining areas.
ISIS outfit has yet to make comment on the report.
Source : خبرگزاری Afghn Voice Agency(AVA)
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