Cairo, Oct 31 (IANS) The Islamic State terror organisation on Thursday confirmed the death of Abu Bak al-Baghdadi who was killed in a US raid in northern Syria. The IS also named Abu Ibrahim Al Qurayshi its new leader, Efe news reported. A spokesperson for the terror organization, Abu Hasan al Mohager, was also killed, the group announced in a voice message on Telegram. The message did not provide further details about the circumstances of their deaths.
IS confirms death of Baghdadi
- by Rinku
- October 31, 2019 2 minutes
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IS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi