Two intelligence services said al-Salbi took over from Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi after the terrorist leader blew himself up in October. Al-Salbi was born in Tal Afar, a city near Mosul, to Iraqi Turkmen and went on to study Sharia Law at the University of Mosul. Progress Party leader Siv Jensen said 'the cup is now full' after the decision, on which her anti-immigration party feels it was not consulted. 'We're now tracking on average 60 attacks a month through assassinations, roadside bombs and assaults on Iraqi security forces. Al-Nima, who is considered one of the biggest captures in recent months, was hauled from his Mosul bolthole by Iraqi security forces after he was found.

Source: Daily Mail January 20, 2020 19:10 UTC