The shadowy leader of the Islamic State group claimed to appear for the first time in five years in a video released by the extremist group’s propaganda arm on Monday, acknowledging defeat in the group’s last stronghold in Syria but vowing a “long battle” ahead. The man said to be Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in the […]
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Elusive IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi resurfaces in video
Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who purportedly appeared for the first time in five years in an IS propaganda video released on Monday, is the world’s most wanted man who has so far eluded capture. After declaring himself caliph in 2014, Baghdadi held sway over seven million people across swathes of Syria and […]