Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: The man leading ISIS across Iraq

The Washington Post 2014-06-14

Views 4

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), an al-Qaeda splinter group that has seized a huge chunk of northern Iraq, is led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a relatively unknown and enigmatic figure.

Show more

Download

Report form

RELATED VIDEOS

Democrats spar on Iraq, Islamic State at debate

play

Democrats spar on Iraq, Islamic State at debate

Iraqi military: Islamic State destroyed iconic minaret

play

Iraqi military: Islamic State destroyed iconic minaret

Here's why some Iraqis think the U.S. is aiding the Islamic State

play

Here's why some Iraqis think the U.S. is aiding the Islamic State

On-the-ground reporting from Iraq as Kurdish forces fight the Islamic State

play

On-the-ground reporting from Iraq as Kurdish forces fight the Islamic State

Iraqi forces push Islamic State from outskirts of Fallujah

play

Iraqi forces push Islamic State from outskirts of Fallujah

U.S. troops target Islamic State leadership during ground raid into Syria

play

U.S. troops target Islamic State leadership during ground raid into Syria

There's a big hole in Obama’s Islamic State strategy

play

There's a big hole in Obama’s Islamic State strategy

The messaging app the Islamic State has used

play

The messaging app the Islamic State has used

Trump wants U.S., Russia to fight Islamic State together

play

Trump wants U.S., Russia to fight Islamic State together

The Air Force is considering propeller-driven planes like this one in its battle against the Islamic State

play

The Air Force is considering propeller-driven planes like this one in its battle against the Islamic State

The story of the man who became the face of the Islamic State

play

The story of the man who became the face of the Islamic State

The Islamic State in the limelight

play

The Islamic State in the limelight