Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (inset) and fighters of the al-Qaeda linked Islamic State of Iraq Photo: REUTERS
How ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi became the world’s most powerful jihadi leader -- Terrence McCoy, Washington Post
For all his power and new-found notoriety, there are only two authenticated photos of a man now called the world’s “most powerful jihadi leader.” One shows a serious man with an olive complexion and rounded countenance. The other, released by the Iraqi government last January, depicts an unsmiling bearded figure in a black suit. The image is cracked and blurry, as though someone had taken a picture of a picture.
The murkiness of the picture is appropriate. Though he’s ”the world’s most dangerous man” to Time Magazine and the “the new Bin Laden” to Le Monde, the man who orchestrated the sacking of Iraq’s second largest city and today has control of a nation-size swath of land, is a relatively unknown and enigmatic figure.
Read more ....
More News On ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Mosul emergency: Who is the jihadi leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi? -- The Independent
The shadowy figure who leads ISIS: Who is Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi? -- Al Bawaba
Iraq crisis: the jihadist behind the takeover of Mosul - and how America let him go -- The Telegraph
Shadowy leader wants to rule an Islamic state of Iraq and Syria -- Independent.ie
ISIL chief vies with Al Qaeda’s Zawahiri -- DAWN
No comments:
Post a Comment