Abu Omar al-Muhajir

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Abu Omar al-Muhajir
أبو عمر المهاجر
OccupationOfficial spokesman of the Islamic State
Predecessor Abu Hamza Al-Qurashi
Successor Abu Hudhayfah Al-Ansari
MovementIslamic State flag.svg  Islamic State

Abu Omar al-Muhajir served as the fourth spokesman for the Salafi jihadist group Islamic State (IS), [1] [2] from 10 March 2022 until his capture in April 2023 by the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). [3] He succeeded Abu Hamza Al-Qurashi in March 2022, and was replaced by Abu Hudhayfah Al-Ansari in August 2023. [4] [5]

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History

Abu Omar al-Muhajir was announced as spokesman in a speech of Al-Furqan Foundation in March 2022, and he made four audio speeches in his tenure as spokesman for the Islamic State.

His speeches included: [6] [ unreliable source? ]

Identity

Little is known about Abu Omar al-Muhajir. It was speculated by Yemeni journalist Mohammed Faisal on Twitter that he is Juma'a Al-Badri, a brother of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, [9] but this was never confirmed. Many analysts[ who? ] believed his accent to be Iraqi after analyzing his speeches.[ citation needed ] HTS did not present him before media after his capture nor comment on his capture. [3]

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References

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