Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Dead

• ISIS appoints new leader after death of al-Baghdadi, vows revenge on U.S.

  Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Quraishi has been appointed successor to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

  World

  Oct 31, 2019
  
• Pentagon releases video of raid that ended in death of ISIS leader

  The Pentagon released the first government photos and video clips of the nighttime operation on Wednesday.

  World

  Oct 30, 2019
  
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• Timeline: Key moments in the rise and fall of the Islamic State group

  The U.S. says leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died after he detonated his suicide vest in a tunnel while being pursued by U.S. forces in Syria’s Idlib province.

  Politics

  Oct 27, 2019
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• ISIS releases purported new audio message from top leader al-Baghdadi

  The last previous purported message from al-Baghdadi was released in November.

  World

  Sep 28, 2017
• Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi likely still alive: U.S. commander

  Russian officials claimed in June there was a “high probability” that al-Baghdadi had died.

  World

  Aug 31, 2017