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|Box title = Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi | |Box title = Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi | ||
| | |Image = Abu_Bakr_al-Baghdadi.jpeg | ||
|fullname = Ibrahim ibn Awwad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ali ibn Muhammad al-Badri al-Samarrai | |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 | |alias = Abu Du'a<br>Caliph Ibrahim<br>Faerlan Ramsey<br>Sheikh Baghdadi<br>Al-Shabah<br>Amir al-Mu'minin<br>The Ghost<br>The Invisible Sheikh<br>The Believer<br>The Phantom | ||
|origin = Samarra, Iraq | |origin = Samarra, Iraq | ||
|occupation = Caliph of [[The Islamic State]] (2013 - 2019)<br>Emir of the Islamic State of Iraq (2010 - 2013 | |occupation = Caliph of [[The Islamic State]] (2013 - 2019)<br>Emir of the Islamic State of Iraq (2010 - 2013)|skills = Manipulation<br>Leadership<br>Evasion | ||
)|skills = Manipulation | |goals = Establish a worldwide caliphate (failed)<br>Urge his own followers to march towards Baghdad (failed)<br>Carry out and massacre the Yazidi people (succeeded) | ||
|crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>[[Rape]]<br>Islamic extremism<br>[[Mass murder]]<br>[[Genocide]]<br>[[Sectarianism]]<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>[[Anti-Semitism]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Arms trafficking]]<br>[[Illegal Drug Trade]]<br>[[Christophobia]]<br>[[Propaganda]]<br>Attempted world domination | |||
Leadership | |type of villain = Fanatical Warlord}} | ||
{{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}} | {{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''' (July 28<sup>th</sup>, 1971 - October 26<sup>th</sup>, 2019) was an Iraqi-born [[Militant Islam|Militant islamist]] and Sunni Islam cleric who was the leader of the Salafi | '''Abu Bakr al-Baghadi''' (July 28<sup>th</sup>, 1971 - October 26<sup>th</sup>, 2019) was an Iraqi-born [[Militant Islam|Militant islamist]] and Sunni Islam cleric who was the leader of the Salafi jihadist organization [[ISIL]], whom they proclaimed as their caliph. He was considered a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the United States Government, who were offering a reward of up to $25 million for information or intelligence leading to his capture or death. | ||
Al-Baghadi claimed to be a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, but this has never been definitely proven to be true. | Al-Baghadi claimed to be a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, but this has never been definitely proven to be true. | ||
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== 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 | Ibrahim Awad Ibrahim Ali al-Badri al-Samarrai was born in Samarra, Iraq in 1971, the third of fourth sons belonging to the Al-Bu Badri tribe. His father, believed to be a farmer, taught him religion and would often lead children in the neighborhood chanting Qur'an. One of his uncles served under Saddam's security forces, while his brother was an officer in the Iraqi Army. He was described as religious in his youth. | ||
He had to retake his high school certificate as he scored 481 out of 600 possible points as a student at Samarra High School. His nearsightedness disqualified from military service. He attended the Islamic University of Baghdad where he studied Islamic law and the Qur'an, later earning a BA, MA, and PhD. | |||
Some believe that al-Baghdadi was already an Islamic revolutionary during the rule of [[Saddam Hussein]], but other reports contradict this. He was a mosque cleric and imam around the time of the US-led invasion in 2003. He played football for the mosque's football club. He was described as quiet, to the point where he was described as the "invisible sheikh". | |||
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 ISIL 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 Abdelaziz Bouteflika, suggesting that the video was filmed around a week before being released. | 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. | ||
=== Death === | === Death === | ||
On October 26, 2019, al-Baghdadi committed suicide by detonating an explosive belt during a raid conducted by U.S. Joint Special Command's Delta Force in the Idlib province of Syria, also killing his three children. His death was confirmed by U.S. President Donald Trump the following morning. [[Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi]] has since succeeded him | On October 26, 2019, al-Baghdadi committed suicide by detonating an explosive belt during a raid conducted by U.S. Joint Special Command's Delta Force in the Idlib province of Syria, also killing his three children. His death was confirmed by U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] the following morning. [[Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi]] has since succeeded him as Caliph. | ||
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