Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
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Ibrahim Awwad Ibrahim Ali al-Badri, commonly known by his nom de guerre Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was an Iraqi militant leader and former teacher who was the founder and first leader of the Islamic State,
Mugshot of al-Baghdadi at Camp Bucca in 2004
Al-Baghdadi as a teenager
On October 26–27, 2019, the United States conducted a military operation codenamed Operation Kayla Mueller that resulted in the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the then-leader and self-proclaimed calip
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
…and former teacher who was the founder and first leader of the Islamic State (IS), who proclaimed himself caliph in 2014 and stayed in power until his suicide in an American operation in 2019. Baghdadi was born in Samarra and obtained graduate degrees in Islamic theology in the late 1990s and 2000s. According to supporters, he obtained…
Baghdadi's compound, before and after the U.S. special operations raid, 26–27 October 2019
A U.S. drone view of Baghdadi's compound
From left: U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien, Vice President Mike Pence, President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Mark Esper, Chairman Mark Milley, and Brigadier General Marcus S. Evans observe the operation in the White House Situation Room, October 26, 2019
Conan, the American Special Operations Military Working Dog that chased after Baghdadi