Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi
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** FILE ** Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the shadowy leader of the Islamic State, delivers a sermon posted on social media outlets that the militants use. (Associated Press)
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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has positioned about 3,000 ISIL fighters in Iraq and some 7,000 in Syria, officials say. (Associated Press)
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National Edition News cover for June 15, 2014 - Al-Baghdadi, a brutal contender for bin Laden's mantle, emerges in Iraq: A militant looms over a compound abandoned by Iraqi troops near Tikrit. Counterterrorism officials say the rarely seen Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi may be the most dangerous terrorist leader in the post-bin Laden world. (Associated Press)
