Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi targeted in US raid in Syria. Trump says Baghdadi died whimpering and screaming US President Donald Trump has confirmed that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead. He blew himself up [ More … ]
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was seriously injured in a recent airstrike carried out by the Iraqi Air Force, according to Iraqi media. The Iraqi television station al-Hura cited a security source saying Baghdadi and other [ More … ]
On July 4, 2014, a black-turbaned cleric named Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi took to the pulpit of the Grand Mosque in the Iraqi city of Mosul and proclaimed the founding of a new caliphate. Already in [ More … ]
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed following US-led airstrikes in Syria, according to reports. A statement from Amaq news agency linked to Islamic State said: “Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed by [ More … ]
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