Is al-Baghdadi Now The World's Most Influential Jihadist? -- Your Middle East/AFP
The shadowy leader of thousands of Islamist fighters in Syria and Iraq, many of them Westerners, appears to be surpassing Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri as the world's most influential jihadist.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant -- known for its ruthless tactics and suicide bombers -- is arguably the most capable force fighting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and has even held control of a major Iraqi city for the past five months, in tandem with other groups.
Western governments fear it could eventually emulate Al-Qaeda and strike overseas, but their biggest worry for now is likely the eventual return home of foreign fighters attracted by ISIL and Baghdadi.
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WNU Editor: U.S. intelligence is now raising alarm bells on this terror leader and the organization that he leads .... U.S. Intelligence: Fast-Growing ‘Violent and Uncompromising’ Islamic Terror Group Taking Over Parts of Syria and Iraq -- The Blaze
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