Esperon: Baghdadi’s death may also affect local terrorists

Credit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 12:37:08 +0000

NATIONAL Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. on Tuesday is confident that the reported death of Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi will disrupt the flow of financial assistance of his allied extremists in the Philippines. In an interview with reporters in Leyte, Esperon said that terrorists under the Abu Sayyaf Group, the Maute group […]

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Trump: US forces cornered IS leader in dead-end tunnel

Credit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 02:59:15 +0000

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi , the shadowy leader of the Islamic State group who presided over its global jihad and became arguably the world’s most wanted man, died after US special operators cornered him during a raid in Syria, President Donald Trump said on Sunday. “Last night, the United States brought the world’s No. 1 terrorist leader to justice,” Trump […]

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IS leader outlines path forward for his group post-caliphate

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 12:36:22 +0000

IS leader outlines path forward for his group post-caliphate

No longer burdened by territory and administration, IS group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi outlined the new path forward for his group.

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