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    ISIS Confirms Baghdadi's Death And Names His Successor

    The Islamic State named Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi as its new leader days after ISIS founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed himself during a U.S. raid on his compound in northwest Syria.
    by Brakkton Booker Oct 31, 2019 2 minutes
    The late ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in an undated picture released this week by the Pentagon.

    The Islamic State Thursday confirmed the death of its founder and leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and announced a successor. The propaganda arm of ISIS also confirmed the death of another top ISIS official, its former spokesman.

    In an audio message released through its central media operation, the group's new spokesman announced that Baghdadi's successor is a man named Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi. He is a figure largely unknown

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