Islamic State leader
Iraqi military spokesman says intelligence provided information leading to IS leader whereabouts
Middle East
February 4, 2022
Iraqi military spokesman says intelligence provided information leading to IS leader whereabouts
CAIRO, Feb 3 (Reuters) – Iraqi military spokesman Yahya Rasool said on Thursday that Iraqi intelligence provided accurate information that…
Key Islamic State leader killed in apparent US strike in Syria
Middle East
August 31, 2016
Key Islamic State leader killed in apparent US strike in Syria
Islamic State said on Tuesday one of its most prominent and longest-serving leaders was killed in what appeared to be…
US drone kills Islamic State leader for Afghanistan, Pakistan: officials
Middle East
August 13, 2016
US drone kills Islamic State leader for Afghanistan, Pakistan: officials
The leader of Islamic State's branch in Afghanistan and Pakistan was killed in a US drone strike on July 26,…
Pakistan Taliban reject Islamic State leader’s claim to be ‘caliph’
World
December 20, 2015
Pakistan Taliban reject Islamic State leader’s claim to be ‘caliph’
Pakistan's Taliban have rejected Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's claim to be the global leader of all Muslims, the…
Baghdadi: The enigmatic IS jihadist chief
Middle East
June 21, 2015
Baghdadi: The enigmatic IS jihadist chief
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi rose from obscurity to lead the world's most infamous and feared jihadist group, but shuns the spotlight…
Lebanon says detained woman was Baghdadi wife for three months
Egypt
December 4, 2014
Lebanon says detained woman was Baghdadi wife for three months
Lebanon's interior minister said on Wednesday that a women detained by security forces was the wife of Islamic State leader…
Islamic State leader urges attacks in Saudi Arabia -speech
Egypt
November 14, 2014
Islamic State leader urges attacks in Saudi Arabia -speech
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called for attacks against the rulers of Saudi Arabia in a speech purported to…