Turkish President Erdogan announces ISIS leader killed in Syria operation.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Turkey's intelligence forces had killed the leader of ISIS in Syria, Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini Al-Qurshi, in an operation carried out by the Turkish National Intelligence Organization. Erdogan vowed to continue the country's fight against terrorism, claiming that Turkey's fight against terrorism contributes to Europe's security. Erdogan's announcement came after a recent absence from the public eye due to illness, which had sparked speculation about his health just two weeks before a crucial election.