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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAl- Baghdadi had relinquished control of ISIS months ago
He was also disabled and suffering from limb paralysis from previous battle wounds.
https://intpolicydigest.org/2019/08/23/abu-bakr-al-baghdadi-relinquishes-control-of-isis-but-not-the-islamic-caliphate/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
"Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the ruthless commander of ISIS, has named a successor to replace him at the helm of the terrorist organization, Abdullah Qardash of Tal Afar, a predominantly Sunni Muslim city in northwestern Iraq. The appointment was announced on 8 August, via ISISs semi-official news agency, Amaq. It came as little surprise to jihad-watchers across the globe, given Abu Bakrs deteriorating health since his most recent recorded address in April, he is believed to be suffering from limb paralysisaccording to the Iraqi Ministry of Interiorsustained from shrapnel wounds inflicted during ISIS last battle in Hajin on the Euphrates River in Syria."....(more)
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)avebury
(10,952 posts)Terrorist groups are like a hydra. Chop one head off and another will appear. Until the underlining problems that result in the creation of terrorist networks is dealt with there will always be terrorist networks.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)dalton99a
(81,512 posts)Pachamama
(16,887 posts)....killed....
Gee - I remember someone named Bin Laden who killed Thousands of Americans on 9/11 being the biggest ever?????
uponit7771
(90,339 posts)Pachamama
(16,887 posts)I was so pissed when I heard him claim that Baghdadi was bigger and worse than OBL....
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/09/donald-trump-chrissy-teigen-twitter
klook
(12,155 posts)The crippled retired ISIS leader whos been keeping us up at night is finally gone!
spanone
(135,838 posts)gab13by13
(21,348 posts)Why would Turkey invite terrorism into its country? Why ISIS might want to go after Trump tower Istanbul now?
scipan
(2,351 posts)Wikipedia only says he nominated his successor:
Succession
In August 2019, he nominated an Iraqi, Abdullah Qardash, as the successor to lead the Islamic State.[118]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Bakr_al-Baghdadi#Succession