A Dead Caliph and the Eternal Jihad
Raymond Ibrahim, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the head or “caliph” of the Islamic State, is finally dead. This is certainly welcome news—if only because someone like al-Baghdadi deserves his fate. And …
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Operation To Take Down Baghdadi Named After ISIS Victim Whose Parents Condemned Obama’s Inaction
James Barrett, The operation that resulted in the death of Islamic State terrorist leader Abu Baker al-Baghdadi was named after Kayla Mueller, the American aid worker who traveled in 2012 …
For Trump, Baghdadi death a signature moment
Steve Holland. For President Donald Trump, the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is a signature achievement that may help quell growing criticism from his own ranks, but …
How Baghdadi’s Death Reveals Trump’s Clever Syria Strategy
Joseph Klein, According to conventional thinking, President Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from northeast Syria opened the door to a resurgence of ISIS. “Make no mistake, President Trump ignores …
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Islamic State’s Baghdadi: a trail of horror and death
Ahmed Rasheed, Ahmed Aboulenein, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the Iraqi jihadist who rose from obscurity to declare himself “caliph” of all Muslims as the leader of Islamic State, has died in …
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