Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Leader of the Islamic State (1971-2019) · Historical Figures · Died at 48

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He declared himself caliph of the Islamic State in 2014 and oversaw campaigns of genocide, mass executions, systematic rape, and the brief seizure of territory across Iraq and Syria before dying by suicide vest during an American raid in 2019.

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2019Died27 October 20192018“Allah loves those who worship Him to become shaheeds, whose blood is spilled out of love for Him.”In their words22 August 2018The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, 22 August 2018 (date of quote)Read the whole statement

2017“America, which presents itself as the only superpower, is losing its status as the world’s top leader and is becoming an exhausted country with huge debts.”In their words28 September 2017The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, 28 September 2017 (date of quote)Read the whole statement

2015“...Jews, soon you shall hear from us in Palestine, which will become your grave...”In their words26 December 2015As quoted in The Washington Times, and The Telegraph newspaper published December 26, 2015Read the whole statement

“...Soon, by Allah's permission, a day will come when the Muslim will walk everywhere as master, having honor, being revered, with his head held high, and his dignity preserved.”In their words18 November 2015As quoted in Dabiq, issue #12; published November 18, 2015, pp. 2-3Read the whole statement

“...Do not think the war that we are waging is the Islamic State’s war alone. Rather, it is the Muslims’ war altogether.”In their words15 May 2015Independent, 15 May 2015Read the whole statement

2014“...If you see that I am wrong, advise me and put me on the right track, and obey me as long as I obey God in you...”In their words5 July 2014The Telegraph, 5 July 2014Read the whole statement

1971Born28 July 1971

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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as a teenager

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Allah loves those who worship Him to become shaheeds, whose blood is spilled out of love for Him.
Aug 22, 2018, The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, 22 August 2018 (date of quote), Own words
America, which presents itself as the only superpower, is losing its status as the world’s top leader and is becoming an exhausted country with huge debts.
Sep 28, 2017, The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, 28 September 2017 (date of quote), Own words
Fight them and ambush them everywhere, increase the attacks against them. Target the infidels’ information and media centers and their psychological warfare centers ...
Sep 28, 2017, The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, 28 September 2017 (date of quote), Own words

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Ibrahim Awwad Ibrahim Ali al-Badri was born in Samarra in 1971 and earned graduate degrees in Islamic theology in the late 1990s and 2000s. After the 2003 American invasion of Iraq, he led an insurgent group and was detained at Camp Bucca in 2004 alongside al-Qaeda commanders. He rose through the ranks of the Islamic State of Iraq and became its emir in 2010. In 2013 the group expanded into Syria as ISIL, breaking with al-Qaeda's command, then rebranded as the Islamic State and proclaimed a caliphate the following June. The organization briefly held substantial territory but lost nearly all of it during his tenure. On 27 October 2019, cornered in Syria's Idlib Province during the Barisha raid, he detonated a suicide vest, killing himself and two children.