Posts Tagged: ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
US Wants to Bolster Fight Against Islamic State After Its Leader’s Death
The United States wants to bolster a coalition fighting Islamic State in northeastern Syria, a senior State Department official said on Monday, after the leader...
Islamic State Leader Says ‘Daily Operations’ Underway in Purported Message
Islamic State's media network on Monday issued an audio message purporting to come from its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi saying operations were taking place daily and urging freedom for women...
Islamic State Issues Video of Purported Tajik Attackers
Islamic State sought to bolster its claim of responsibility for an attack which killed four Western tourists in Tajikistan, releasing a video on Tuesday purportedly...
Report: Khamenei Representative Says ISIS Leader Baghdadi ‘Definitely Dead’
Iran's state news agency quoted a representative of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday as saying Islamic State's leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was...
Russian Airstrike in Syria May Have Killed ISIS Leader Baghdadi
Russia's defense ministry is investigating whether one of its air strikes in Syria killed the leader of the Islamic State militant group (IS). The ministry said...
Arab-Israeli Indicted for Planning ISIS-Style Attacks in Jewish State
JNS.org - An Arab-Israeli man was indicted Monday for his alleged links to the Islamic State terror group and his plans to orchestrate attacks in Israel. Anas...
ISIS Releases Audiotape of Leader Al-Baghdadi Ordering Iraqis to Defend Mosul Against Army
The Islamic State (IS) group has released an audiotape which it says is from its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, ordering Iraqis to defend the city...
Saudi Grand Mufti Calls ISIS ‘Israeli Soldiers’
JNS.org - Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Asheikh, the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, claimed the Islamic State is actually a part of the Israeli army, referring to a...
Israel Only Country Feared by ISIS, Western Journalist Says
JNS.org - Israel is the only country that the Islamic State fears, according to a Western journalist who recently spent time with the jihadist group. “They think...
Report: Iraqi Air Force Strike Hits Convoy of ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi
The convoy of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi has been struck by Iraq's air force in western Anbar, the military says. His condition following...
ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Issues Call to Arms in First Audio Message in Months
Telegraph - Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, appeared to issue a defiant call to arms on Thursday in...
Sources: Islamic State Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ‘Seriously Wounded’ in Iraq Air Strike
The Guardian - The leader of Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has been seriously wounded in an air strike in western Iraq, sources have told the...
ISIS Leader’s Wife and Child Arrested in Lebanon
NBC News - One of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's wives and children have been arrested in Lebanon, the country's defense ministry confirmed to NBC...
