ISLAMABAD – Daesh has named a successor to Baghdadi following the USoperation in Syria, Newsweek reported.

Abdullah Qardash (a.k.a. Hajji Abdullah al-Afari), who was earlier nominatedlinkbyBaghdadi to run the group’s ‘Muslim affairs’, is set to take overBaghdadi’s position, according to the report, Sputnik reported.

Little is known about Qardash other than that he is a former Iraqi militaryofficer who once served under late Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, the reportsays.

Daesh leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi was reported dead after the US militaryconducted a Special Operations raid in Syria’s Idlib province. Reports wereconfirmed by Trump Sunday morning. Baghdadi reportedly died afterdetonating a suicide vest following a chase by US servicemen.

According to an unnamed regional intelligence official, Baghdadi’s role asDaesh leader was largely symboliclinkatthe time of his death.