How Much Does ISIS Really Need al-Baghdadi? -- Joshua Keating, Slate
A senior aide to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was reportedly killed in a U.S. airstrike over the weekend. There are also some sketchy and unconfirmed reports that Baghdadi himself was injured.
The news is striking, in part, because of how rarely we hear anything about al-Baghdadi. When ISIS first swept across Iraq last summer, there were few available photos of him and the scant available biographical information was often contradictory. Now, even after months of intense media scrutiny on the Islamic State, its leader still remains very much the “invisible sheikh.” For a man who considers himself the leader of the entire Muslim world, he keeps an awfully low profile.
This raises the question of just how much ISIS, a group that has gone through four leaders in the last decade, really needs al-Baghdadi and how much it would miss him if he were gone.
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More Commentary And Analysis On What Would Be The Impact On The Islamic State If Its Leader And Founder Is Dead
Killing 'Caliph Ibrahim' Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi would not be the end of Isil -- The Telegraph
Isis in Iraq: What would happen if al-Baghdadi really was killed in an air strike? -- The Independent
Can Islamic State survive without Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi? -- ZEE News
Can Islamic State survive without Baghdadi? -- Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi, BBC
'Ideology Wouldn't Die' for ISIS, Even If Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Did -- NBC
ISIS post al-Baghdadi: What would happen next -- CNN
If ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Is Killed, Who Is Caliph Of The Islamic State Group? -- Alessandria Masi, IBTimes
Caliph's death could splinter Islamic State -- Dan Satherley, 3News
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