Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, sometimes called the “invisible sheikh” because of his aversion to having his photograph taken and who grew up in an Iraqi family steeped in religious fervor, was the leader of ...

Deir Ezzor, in eastern Syria, remains largely under IS control even as the group is losing territory elsewhere in the country. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said Tuesday it had ...

Omar Mateen mentioned his allegiance to Abu Bakr al Baghdadi at least twice during a 911 call the night of his attack on a LGBT nightclub in Orlando, Florida. He also discussed his allegiance to ...

The then-fledgling Islamic State laid out its strategy for protecting self-declared caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in an early e-book, saying their goal was basically to disguise him in plain sight.

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister presided over the official reopening of the historic al-Nuri Grand Mosque and its leaning minaret in the heart of Mosul’s Old City Monday, eight years after the ...

His death represents a significant blow to ISIS's operations in the region. ISIS has faced numerous leadership losses in ...