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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed himself during raid, U.S. says

Thomas Joscelyn | October 27, 2019

The White House announced earlier today that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the head of the Islamic State, has been killed during a raid in Syria’s Idlib province. Under his leadership, the Islamic State grew into an international terrorist menace.

Senior al Qaeda official praises Taliban’s ‘victory’ in Afghanistan

Thomas Joscelyn | June 13, 2019

Asim Umar, a senior al Qaeda official, has released a statement praising the Taliban’s “victory” in Afghanistan over the US. He also criticizes ISIS for dividing the jihadists’ ranks, praying that Allah ends the “fitnah.”

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