Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, ISIS Leader Known for His Brutality, Is Dead at 48
President Tump announced the death of al-Baghdadi, who transformed the Islamic State into a global terrorist network that conquered territory the size of Britain and directed horrific attacks in the West.
Trump says Islamic State leader Baghdadi blew himself up as U.S. troops closed in
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died during a U.S. raid in Syria, a breakthrough more than five years after he launched the Islamic State's self-proclaimed caliphate.