The title now reads, “Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, extremist leader of Islamic State, dies at 48.” . “Post correspondents have spent years in Iraq and Syria documenting ISIS savagery, often at great personal risk,” Post spokeswoman Kristine Coratti Kelly, said in a statement. . ..…
President Donald Trump on Sunday gave televised address announced the killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, man considered to be the leader of the organization called Islamic State or ISIS. ..…
The United States military conducted a special operations raid targeting one of its most high-value targets, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State militant group (ISIS), Newsweek reported late Saturday night. ..…
But what does this mean for ISIS and what else should you know about his death? ... What happens now with ISIS? . The Islamic State, which arose from the remnants of al-Qaida in Iraq after that group's defeat by U.S...…
Baghdadi had led the so-called Islamic State since 2010. At its peak, ISIS controlled a large swath of land across Syria and Iraq and maintained a force of tens of thousands of fighters recruited from more than 100 countries. ..…
Baghdadi had led ISIS since 2010. In 2014, he proclaimed the creation of an Islamic State or caliphate during a speech in Mosul. ... Baghdadi had led the so-called Islamic State since 2010. In 2014, he proclaimed the creation of the Islamic caliphate..…
ISIS is another acronym for the Islamic State terror group. . . US President Donald Trump recalled Sotloff by name, as well as three other American IS victims, during his announcement of the death of Baghdadi. . ..…
Chafets wrote that Russia will, by necessity, have to take on more responsibility for fighting ISIS and other jihadists as well as reconstructing Syria. . “Sooner or later, al-Qaeda, Islamic State or the next iteration of jihad will break loose in Syria,' Mr. ..…
Over the weekend, an Islamic State refuge in northwestern Syria. Trump said Sunday that Abu Bakr al–Baghdadi, the ISIS leader, was killed in the operation. ..…
The State of the Islamic Caliphate (known as the Islamic State, IS, ISIS, ISIL, or Daesh), which was declared by self-appointed caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has fundamentally altered the reality of the Middle East and threatens to reshuffle the geopolitical cards,..…
As U.S. intelligence officials Monday sifted through information captured during the weekend raid that killed Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, questions arose about whether Baghdadi’s ISIS was working with al Qaeda. . ..…
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A heroic dog that was injured during the U.S. military operation that killed Islamic State (ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has already returned to duty, the U.S. government said Monday. . ..…
In April 2013, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of ISI, declared that his group and Al-Nusra had merged under Islamic State of Iraq and Levant, and later Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. United States did not plan the formation of ISIS, except its destructive..…
Just in time for Halloween, one of the most famous undead people in the world, the Islamic State (ISIS) caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been reported dead yet again, and this time it actually appears to be true. ... Just in time for Halloween, one of the most famous undead people..…
Baghdadi, the founder of the Islamic State, otherwise known as “ISIS” or “ISIL,” oversaw the extrajudicial killings of James Foley, Steven Sotloff, Peter Kassig and Muadh al-Kasasbeh capturing international attention in addition to the slaughtering of hundreds more. . . 0..…
The death of al-Baghdadi demonstrates U.S to the enduring and total defeat of ISIS and other terrorist organizations, Trump added.. Al-Baghdadi, 48, announced the establishment of caliphate, or Islamic State, June 2014.. ..…
Islamic State still poses threat after death of al-Baghdadi . . . . ISIS leader killed: Timeline and reaction . . . . . . . . ... Mike Rogers, the ranking Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee, said five years of U.S. and coalition effort inside Syria have not..…
By October 2014, three years into Syria’s civil war, the Islamic State had seized territory the size of Britain straddling the Syria-Iraq border. When ISIS set its sights on the poor Kurdish town of Kobani, the United States jumped in, working with Kurdish fighters while launching..…
The displacements occurred as Afghan forces continue to battle the Taliban and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Daesh, ISIL or ISIS) group. ..…
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Source: Screenshot from ISIS propaganda video. . . . With Islamic State’s Al-Baghdadi Dead, Where Does Jihadist Terrorism Go? ..…
James Jeffrey, U.S. special envoy for Syria and the anti-ISIS (the Islamic State) coalition, acknowledged during a congressional hearing last week that more than 100 IS detainees had escaped in north Syria, where the Turkish military operations against the Syrian Kurdish forces took..…
DAMASCUS, Oct.27 -- While the killing of Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi seems positive step in the war on terror, it's that the sleeper cells will cease to exist or dissolve anytime soon amid fears they could carry out revenge hits.. ..…
With Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dead it's safe to leave others to mop-up the scattered remnants of ISIS and hold the territory once occupied by Islamic State. ..…
The death of al-Baghdadi demonstrates U.S to the enduring and total defeat of ISIS and other terrorist organizations, Trump added.. Al-Baghdadi, 48, announced the establishment of caliphate, or Islamic State, June 2014.. ..…
He was killed by the US in June 2006, and four months later his much-weakened organisation changed its name to the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) under the leadership of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. ... ISI then sought to redefine itself, becoming first Islamic State in Iraq and..…
On Sunday morning, United States President Donald Trump made the announcement that the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL or ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has died after a military raid in Syria. ..…
TEHRAN (FNA)- There’s no credible data to prove a successful American raid took place against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, ISIS or Daesh) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Russia’s Defense Ministry announced. . ..…