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{{Villain_Infobox | {{Villain_Infobox|Box title = Evil doer|fullname = Ibrahim ibn Awwad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ali ibn Muhammad al-Badri al-Samarrai|alias = Abu Du'a<br>Caliph Ibrahim<br>Faerlan Ramsey<br>Sheikh Baghdadi<br>Al-Shabah<br>Amir al-Mu'minin|origin = Samarra, Iraq|occupation = Caliph (Leader) of ISIS|skills = Manipulation | ||
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|fullname = Ibrahim ibn Awwad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ali ibn Muhammad al-Badri al-Samarrai | |||
|alias = Abu Du'a<br>Caliph Ibrahim<br>Faerlan Ramsey<br>Sheikh Baghdadi<br>Al-Shabah<br>Amir al-Mu'minin | |||
|origin = Samarra, Iraq | |||
|occupation = Caliph | |||
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{{Quote|There is no excuse for any Muslim not to migrate to the Islamic State... joining [its fight] is a duty on every Muslim. We are calling on you either to join or carry weapons [to fight] wherever you are. Islam was never a religion of peace. Islam is the religion of fighting. No-one should believe that the war that we are waging is the war of the Islamic State. It is the war of all Muslims, but the Islamic State is spearheading it. It is the war of Muslims against infidels.|Abu Bakr al-Baghadi}} | |||
'''Abu Bakr al-Baghadi''' (born July 28th, 1971) is an Iraqi-born [[Militant Islam|Militant islamist]] and Sunni Islam cleric who is the current leader of the Salafi [[jihad]]ist organization [[ISIL]], whom they proclaim as their caliph. He is considered a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the United States Government, who are offering a reward of up to $25 million for information or intelligence leading to his capture or death. | |||
Al-Baghadi claims to be a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, but this has never been definitely provem to be true. | |||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
===Early years=== | ===Early years=== | ||
Some believe that al-Baghdadi was already an Islamic revolutionary during the rule of [[Saddam Hussein]], but other reports contradict this. He may have been a mosque cleric around the time of the US-led invasion in 2003. | |||
Some believe that al-Baghdadi was already an Islamic revolutionary during the rule of [[Saddam Hussein]], but other reports contradict this. He | |||
After the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, al-Baghdadi helped to found the militant group ''Jamaat Jaysh Ahl al-Sunnah wa-l-Jamaah'' (JJASJ), in which he served as head of the sharia committee. Al-Baghdadi and his group joined the [[Mujahideen Shura Council]] (MSC) in 2006, in which he served as a member of the MSC's sharia committee. Following the renaming of the MSC as the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), which became the Iraqi branch of [[Al-Qaeda]]. In 2006, al-Baghdadi became the general supervisor of the ISI's sharia committee and a member of the group's senior consultative council. He would later be captured by American forces and held prisoner at Camp Bucca (and later Abu Ghraib) in 2004, but this did not last long and he would soon be released. | After the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, al-Baghdadi helped to found the militant group ''Jamaat Jaysh Ahl al-Sunnah wa-l-Jamaah'' (JJASJ), in which he served as head of the sharia committee. Al-Baghdadi and his group joined the [[Mujahideen Shura Council]] (MSC) in 2006, in which he served as a member of the MSC's sharia committee. Following the renaming of the MSC as the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), which became the Iraqi branch of [[Al-Qaeda]]. In 2006, al-Baghdadi became the general supervisor of the ISI's sharia committee and a member of the group's senior consultative council. He would later be captured by American forces and held prisoner at Camp Bucca (and later Abu Ghraib) in 2004, but this did not last long and he would soon be released. | ||
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===Formation of ISIL=== | ===Formation of ISIL=== | ||
Al-Baghdadi remained leader of the | Al-Baghdadi remained leader of the ISI until its formal expansion into Syria in 2013 when, in a statement on 8 April 2013, he announced the formation of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL.) He attempted to integrate the Syrian branch of Al-Qaeda, [[Al-Nusra Front]], into ISIL, but Al-Nusra Front's leader, [[Abu Mohammad al-Julani]], refused. Al-Qaeda leader [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]] demanded that ISIL be dissolved and that he should keep his group's activities focused in Iraq, but al-Baghadi refused and officially severed his group's connection to Al-Qaeda in February 2014. Shortly afterward, ISIL expelled Al-Nusra Front from the city of Raqqa and established it as their stronghold. | ||
On 29 June 2014, ISIL announced the establishment of a worldwide caliphate (a single global authority over all Muslims worldwide.) Al-Baghdadi was named its caliph, to be known as "Caliph Ibrahim", and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant was renamed the Islamic State (IS). There has been much debate, especially across the Muslim world, about the legitimacy of these moves. | On 29 June 2014, ISIL announced the establishment of a worldwide caliphate (a single global authority over all Muslims worldwide.) Al-Baghdadi was named its caliph, to be known as "Caliph Ibrahim", and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant was renamed the Islamic State (IS). There has been much debate, especially across the Muslim world, about the legitimacy of these moves. | ||
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On 1 July, the last battle to retake Mosul began and Baghadi's status is still uncertain if he is dead or alive. On 9 July, Mosul were finally liberated from IS occupation by the Iraq forces and Baghadi's wereabouts are still unknown. On 11 July, Baghadi has been confirmed dead by Iraqi news agency Al Sumaria. However on September 2017 audio recording with Baghadi's voice had been brodcast. The Kurdish counter-terrorism official Lahur Talabany told Reuters he was "99 percent" sure Baghdadi was alive and hiding in Raqqa. | On 1 July, the last battle to retake Mosul began and Baghadi's status is still uncertain if he is dead or alive. On 9 July, Mosul were finally liberated from IS occupation by the Iraq forces and Baghadi's wereabouts are still unknown. On 11 July, Baghadi has been confirmed dead by Iraqi news agency Al Sumaria. However on September 2017 audio recording with Baghadi's voice had been brodcast. The Kurdish counter-terrorism official Lahur Talabany told Reuters he was "99 percent" sure Baghdadi was alive and hiding in Raqqa. | ||
On 29 April 2019, al-Baghdadi was shown in an 18-minute long video released by an Islamic State media group, his first public appearance for almost five years. In the video, al-Baghdadi is shown with an assault rifle mentioning recent events such as the loss of the last ISIL territory in Baghuz Fawqani, the [[2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings|Sri Lanka Easter bombings]] and the overthrow of Sudanese and Algerian presidents [[Omar al-Bashir]] and | On 29 April 2019, al-Baghdadi was shown in an 18-minute long video released by an Islamic State media group, his first public appearance for almost five years. In the video, al-Baghdadi is shown with an assault rifle mentioning recent events such as the loss of the last ISIL territory in Baghuz Fawqani, the [[2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings|Sri Lanka Easter bombings]] and the overthrow of Sudanese and Algerian presidents [[Omar al-Bashir]] and Abdelaziz Bouteflika, suggesting that the video was filmed around a week before being released. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* According to many sources, al-Baghdadi's wife is/was Saja al-Dulaimi. The couple met online and married in 2000. Many sources from Iraq claim that he has at least 2 other wives. | * According to many sources, al-Baghdadi's wife is/was Saja al-Dulaimi. The couple met online and married in 2000. Many sources from Iraq claim that he has at least 2 other wives. | ||
* He has an 11-year-old son and an alleged 4-6-year-old daughter. | * He has an 11-year-old son and an alleged 4-6-year-old daughter | ||
* There have been many reports that al-Baghdadi has been killed. The most recent one has been from October 11, where the Iraqi Air Force claimed to have bombed his convoy. As of 1 November 2016, Baghadi is still alive. In June 2017 it's rumored that Baghadi were killed in a airstrike, but this hasn't been officially confirmed, until on 11 July 2017, Baghadi has been confirmed dead. However The Kurdish counter-terrorism official Lahur Talabany stated that he was he was believes with barley a doubt sure Baghdadi was still alive and in hiding. In August 2018, Baghdadi himself made a statement via Al-Furqan, an ISIS media outlet, confirming that he is indeed still alive and well. | |||
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