So-called Islamic State says leader killed by al Qaida-linked militants in Syria

The so-called Islamic State was founded in 2014 (AP)

The terrorist group calling itself Islamic State has announced the death of its little-known leader, Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurayshi, who has been heading the extremist organisation since November.

The group did not say when al-Qurayshi was killed but added that he died in fighting with an al Qaida-linked group. IS spokesman Abu Huthaifa al-Ansari said that Abu Hafs al-Hashemi al-Qurayshi was named as the group’s new leader.