Abu Hudhayfah al-Ansari

Abu Hudhayfah al-Ansari () 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. He replaced Abu Omar al-Muhajir as the spokesman of the Islamic State, who was arrested by Tahrir al-Sham.

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, and threatened to increase attacks after US withdrawal. 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. In January 2024, Abu Hudayfah released an audio discussing the Gaza war. In February 2026, Abu Hudayfah urged ISIS militants in Syria to fight new Syrian government.

Speeches

• “So, Rejoice in the Bargain You have Contracted”; 3 August 2023
• "And kill them wherever you find them"; 4 January 2024
• “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
• "By Allah, This Religion (Islam) Will Prevail"; 28 March 2024
• "Righteousness has become distinct from error"; 21 February 2026.

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