The Islamic State's "Revenge Raid for the Two Sheikhs": Infographic and Translation

In April, the Islamic State released a speech by its new official spokesman Abu Omar al-Muhajir, who replaced Abu Hamza al-Qurashi following the latter’s killing in otherwise unknown circumstances. In the speech, Abu Omar announced a “revenge raid for the two sheikhs”: referring to the group’s previous leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, who was killed in a U.S. raid in Idlib in February, and to the aforementioned Abu Hamza al-Qurashi.