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Turkish president says number of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s family members caught is ‘close to reaching double digits’.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
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ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi rose from obscurity to lead the armed group and declare himself caliph of all Muslims.
US State Department warns of new threats in latest country reports on ‘terrorism’.
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Leader killed in US raid replaced by Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, group says, also confirming...
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General who oversaw operation explains weekend raid targeting ISIL leader as Pentagon releases short snippets of video.
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Without giving a name, Trump says the individual expected to replace al-Baghdadi as ISIL’s leader has been killed.
ISIL leader was about to relocate to the Syrian town of Jarablus when the US commando operation earmarked him.
Al-Baghdadi reportedly killed himself after running into a dead-end tunnel during a US military raid in northwest Syria.
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ISIL chief is dead but threat of his group remains, leaders and analysts warn, as speculation over next leader begins.
By declaring a caliphate, al-Baghdadi has given his followers something tangible to fight for even after his death.
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President Trump says military operation that killed ISIL leader al-Baghdadi was dedicated to aid worker Kayla Mueller.
Donald Trump says Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi blew himself up during raid by US Special Forces in Syria’s Idlib.
The US president says al-Baghdadi killed himself by exploding a suicide vest during the US raid in Syria’s Idlib.
Born Ibrahim Awad al-Samarrai near the Iraqi capital Baghdad, ISIL’s self-proclaimed ‘caliph’ killed in US raid aged 48.