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    Who was Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and why is his death important?

    Self-declared caliph was operational leader of Isis and symbol of its Islamic credentialsFull report: Trump confirms Baghdadi killed in US raidLiveblog: Trump announces Isis leader’s death
    by Michael Safi Oct 27, 2019 2 minutes

    Who was Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi?

    Baghdadi is thought to have been born in the central Iraqi city of Samarra in 1971. Though a weak student, whose poor eyesight disqualified him from joining the Iraqi military, he rose to command al-Qaida’s Iraqi division and then broke away to form Islamic State (Isis).

    In July 2014, shortly after Isis said it had established a

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