A local leader of ISIS's branch in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula has been killed, the group as well as a security source said on Sunday.
The group identified the leader as Abu Jaafar Al Maqdesi and released a poster-like mourning notice titled 'Caravans of shuhada [martyrs]' with a photo of a smiling, bearded man wearing a coat and a cap.
"Brother Abu Jaafar Al Maqdesi, may God accept him," a brief message posted on the group's telegram channels read, without giving details on where, when or how he was killed.
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An Egyptian security source identified the man as head of the ISIS in the Mediterranean town of Sheikh Zuweid, located near the border with the Gaza Strip.
The Egyptian army, backed by security forces, has killed hundreds of suspected militants in a major operation that began in February targeting insurgents behind a series of attacks against military and civilian targets in the Sinai.
Earlier, the group had claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb blast near Kabul airport which was aimed at killing Afghanistan’s first vice president, Abdul Rashid Dostum, a former Uzbek warlord who was returning to the country after facing allegations of torturing and abusing a political rival.
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Marie Byrne, a counsellor who volunteers at the UAE government's mental health crisis helpline, said the ordeal the crew had been through would take time to overcome.
“It was worse than a prison sentence, where at least someone can deal with a set amount of time incarcerated," she said.
“They were living in perpetual mystery as to how their futures would pan out, and what that would be.
“Because of coronavirus, the world is very different now to the one they left, that will also have an impact.
“It will not fully register until they are on dry land. Some have not seen their young children grow up while others will have to rebuild relationships.
“It will be a challenge mentally, and to find other work to support their families as they have been out of circulation for so long. Hopefully they will get the care they need when they get home.”
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