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Iraqi police capture ISIS leader Baghdadi’s reported deputy chief in Kirkuk
Iraqi security authorities have announced the arrest and capture of a man said to have been the deputy chief to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ... Middle East -
Trump says Baghdadi successor in US crosshairs
US President Donald Trump placed ISIS’s new chief in the crosshairs Monday as he marked Veterans’ Day by celebrating the killing of the ... World News -
Erdogan: Al-Baghdadi’s inner circle trying to enter Turkey
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that members of slain ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s “inner ... Middle East -
President Erdogan says Turkey has captured al-Baghdadi’s wife
Turkey has captured a wife of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, more than a week after the former ISIS leader ... Middle East -
New ISIS chief ‘a nobody’: US official
The new leader of ISIS is “a nobody” with little apparent reputation but the United States hopes he will be killed soon, a US official ... Middle East -
Turkey claims it captured slain ISIS leader’s sister in Syria
Turkey captured the elder sister of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the slain leader of ISIS in northwestern Syria on Monday, according to claims by a senior ... Middle East -
NATO: ISIS leader al-Baghdadi’s death a ‘milestone’ in fight
NATO’s secretary general says the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is a “milestone” in the fight against the extremist ... Middle East -
US releases Baghdadi raid video, warns of likely retribution attack
The Pentagon on Wednesday released its first images from last weekend’s commando raid in Syria that led to the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr ... Middle East -
ISIS names Baghdadi successor, threatens US
ISIS confirmed the death of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and named his replacement as Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi, the extremist terror ... Middle East -
Relatives of ISIS victims speak out after al-Baghdadi’s death
The news of the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was not enough consolation for many of those who suffered at the hands of the organization. ... Features -
Informant who identified ISIS leader likely to reap huge reward: Report
An informant who provided crucial details on the movements of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the ISIS leader killed in a US commando raid, is likely to scoop ... World News -
Yazidi laureate Nadia Murad says Baghdadi’s death falls short of justice
Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad said Wednesday the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a US raid over the weekend was not enough to compensate for ... Middle East -
For Yazidis, Baghdadi’s death ‘doesn’t feel like justice yet’
ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s death will mean nothing to 19-year-old rape victim Jamila unless the ISIS militants who enslaved her are ... Features -
Al-Baghdadi’s body disposed of at sea by US military: Pentagon source
The body of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was disposed of at sea by the US military after he killed himself during the weekend raid on his Syrian ... Middle East -
US President Trump says he may release partial video of al-Baghdadi raid
President Donald Trump on Monday said he could release segments of video from the dramatic US raid to kill ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Syria. ... Middle East -
Trump tweets photo of military dog wounded in al-Baghdadi raid
The name is still classified but President Donald Trump on Monday outed the military working dog that tracked down the head of ISIS Abu Bakr ... Variety -
Pentagon: US detained two men during al-Baghdadi raid
Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley said on Monday that the US detained two men during the raid on ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ... Middle East -
SDF say al-Baghdadi’s underpants were DNA tested before raid
ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s underpants were obtained by an undercover source and DNA tested to prove his identity before an operation by ... Middle East -
World reacts to announcement of ISIS leader al-Baghdadi’s death
President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that fugitive ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had died in a raid by US special forces in northwest Syria, ... Middle East -
US Donald Trump confirms killing of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed, said US President Donald Trump in a televised address on Sunday. “Last night, the United ... Middle East -
US kills ‘high-valued’ target believed to be ISIS leader Baghdadi: Reports
The US military has killed a “high-valued target” in Syria believed to be ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Newsweek and Fox News reported ... World News -
US raid on al-Baghdadi was staged from airbase in western Iraq: Source
The US special operations raid into northwest Syria against ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was staged from an airbase in western Iraq, a US official ... Middle East -
Exclusive: ISIS leader’s companion reveals details on Baghdadi’s last days
Al Arabiya exclusively interviewed on Sunday one of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s companions, currently detained by the Iraqi intelligence, about the ... Middle East -
Syria Kurds expect ISIS revenge attacks after al-Baghdadi death
Syria’s Kurdish forces said that they expected revenge attacks by ISIS following the US announcement on Sunday that the extremist ... Middle East -
ISIS leader al-Baghdadi calls on fighters to free detained comrades
The leader of ISIS released a new alleged audio recording on Monday calling on members of the terrorist organization to do all they can to free ISIS ... Middle East -
ISIS leader al-Baghdadi is ill: Iraqi News Agency
The Iraqi Judicial Council said on Thursday that the leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is ill, according to the Iraqi News Agency, with a person ... Middle East -
ISIS video calls for attacks in Tunisia
The ISIS group has called for more attacks in Tunisia in a rare propaganda video purportedly filmed by the militants in the North African nation. It ... North Africa -
ISIS widow helped CIA in hunt for al-Baghdadi, says a report
The captured widow of an ISIS extremist group leader helped the CIA in its hunt for the group’s elusive leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a British ... Middle East -
ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appears in video for first time since 2014
The elusive chief of ISIS extremist group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has appeared for the first time since 2014 in a propaganda video released on Monday by ... Middle East -
$25 mln reward for information on ISIS leader whereabouts
The US-led international coalition against ISIS will give a $25 million reward to those who report the whereabouts of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader ... Middle East