Abu Hudhayfah al-Ansari
Spokesperson of the Islamic State since 2023
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Abu Hudhayfah al-Ansari (Arabic: أبو حذيفة الأنصاري, romanized: ʾAbū Ḥudhayfah al-Anṣārī)[1][2][3][4][5] is a 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]
Abu Hudhayfah al-Ansari | |
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أبو حذيفة الأنصاري | |
| 5th Spokesman of the Islamic State | |
| Assumed office August 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Abu Omar al-Muhajir (POW) |
| Personal details | |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | |
Conflicts | War on terror |
History
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] In January 2024, Abu Hudayfah released an audio discussing the Gaza war.[13][14] In February 2026, Abu Hudayfah urged ISIS militants in Syria to fight new Syrian government.[15]
Speeches
- “So, Rejoice in the Bargain You have Contracted”; 3 August 2023[6][16][17][18]
- "And kill them wherever you find them"; 4 January 2024[19][20]
- “Monotheism is the goal, and jihad is the path…the war with the Jews will not end in a one-state solution or two-state solution, as nationalists believe. It is a religious ideological war that will continue until we kill their antichrist under the banner of the Prophet of Allah… tighten the plans and diversify operations: Blow them up with explosives, burn them with incendiary bombs, shoot them with bullets, slaughter their necks with knives, and run them over with buses.”; 4 January 2024[20]
- "By Allah, This Religion (Islam) Will Prevail"; 28 March 2024[21]
- "Righteousness has become distinct from error"; 21 February 2026.
