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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is a pseudonym. [18] His kunya (teknonym) was Abu Bakr, meaning "father of a young camel". [19] [20] Having at some time taken the name Abu Bakr, al-Baghdadi is thought to have adopted the name of the first caliph, Abu Bakr.
Turkey: President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said al-Baghdadi's killing was a turning point in the fight against terrorism. [75] United Kingdom: The Foreign Secretary said that the death of al-Baghdadi was a "significant milestone"; however, it was not the end of the threat with the UK Secretary of State for Defence welcoming the death of al-Baghdadi.
Following the US invasion of Iraq, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, along with some associates, created Jamaat Jaysh Ahl al-Sunnah wa-l-Jamaah (JJASJ) – the Army of the Sunni People Group – and it operated in Samarra, Diyala, and Baghdad. [3] [4] Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi served as head of the group and led it to establish caliphate. [5] [6]
An Iraqi court issued a death sentence against one of the wives of the late brutal Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, alleging that she was complicit in crimes committed against Yazidi ...
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is on the brink of losing the two main centers of his 'caliphate.' From 'caliph' to fugitive: IS leader Baghdadi's new life on the run Skip to main content
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who was killed in November 2019 in a raid by U.S. special forces in northwestern Syria, rose from obscurity to lead the ultra-hardline group and declare himself "caliph" of ...
Ibrahim bin Awad bin Ibrahim ibn Ali ibn Mohammad bin Badri bin Armoush, commonly known as Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the deceased former leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant movement. [1] Abd al-Aziz al-Badri, founder of the Iraqi branch of the international Islamic movement Hizb ut-Tahrir. Also close to the Muslim Brotherhood in Iraq.
Russia's Defence Ministry said on Friday it was checking information that a Russian air strike may have killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.