Easy Qur'an Reading with Baghdadi Primer ( Paperback )

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As a caliph, al-Baghdadi was required to hold to each dictate of the sunnah, whose precedence is set and recorded in the sahih hadiths. According to tradition, if a caliph fails to meet any of these obligations at any period, he is required by the law to abdicate his position and the community has to appoint a new caliph, theoretically selected from throughout the caliphdom as being the most religiously and spiritually pious individual among them. [97] Due to the widespread rejection of his caliphhood, al-Baghdadi's status as caliph has been compared to that of other caliphs whose caliphship has been questioned. [98]

On 7 November 2014, there were unconfirmed reports of al-Baghdadi's death after an airstrike in Mosul, [104] while other reports said that he was only wounded. [105] [106] June 2017: Russian politician Viktor Ozerov stated that al-Baghdadi's death was almost "100% certain". [167] Iran later claimed to confirm Russia's claim that Al-Baghdadi was killed in an airstrike. [168] Even before Bin Laden’s death, Zawahiri had established links with groups in Algeria, Mali, Libya, Nigeria, Uzbekistan, Indonesia and Egyptian Sinai around 2006, and with al-Shabaab in Somalia in 2008. In 2009, Zawahiri approved the merger of Saudi and Yemeni militants into Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, AQAP, which proved to be the most loyal and effective of franchises. By this stage, US intelligence called Zawahiri al-Qaida’s strategic commander, relegating Bin Laden to ideological figurehead.

Jihadist groups are hit hard

From a state school Zawahiri went to Cairo University, and in 1974 graduated as a doctor. Proficient in English, French and Arabic, he took a master’s degree in surgery four years later and practised in the Egyptian military. Abdulkhalek, Hesham; Laessing, Ulf; Saba, Yousef (October 31, 2019). "Islamic State confirms Baghdadi is dead, appoints successor". Reuters. Archived from the original on October 31, 2019 . Retrieved October 31, 2019. Snow, Shawn (February 4, 2020). "DIA says ISIS took advantage of Turkish invasion of northern Syria, Baghdadi death did not degrade jihadi group". Military Times. Archived from the original on February 5, 2020 . Retrieved February 5, 2020. Moreover, CENTCOM and the DIA both said in the IG report that the October raid that bagged ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has had no immediate impact on the group's ability to operate.

Estrin, Daniel (December 11, 2021). "NPR sues the Pentagon for info on possible civilian deaths during the Baghdadi raid". NPR.

Allies are everything

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Reuter, Christoph (November 2019). "The Hunt for Islamic State leader Baghdadi - DER SPIEGEL". Der Spiegel. Archived from the original on November 7, 2019 . Retrieved November 6, 2019. Israel – The State of Israel too welcomed the death of al-Baghdadi, congratulating President Trump and reaffirming their stand on international terrorism and stating that the fight must continue on. [85]Callimachi, Rukmini; Hassan, Falih (27 October 2019). "Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, ISIS Leader Known for His Brutality, Is Dead at 48". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020 . Retrieved 27 October 2019. On 8 July 2014, IS launched its online magazine Dabiq. The title appeared to have been selected for its eschatological connections with the Islamic version of the end times, or malahim. [101]