At its peak, ISIS controlled over 100,000 square kilometers of territory and ruled over 11 million people. Today, it has no land to claim.
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The Islamic State group Thursday announced its new leader, less than a week after Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi blew himself up during a raid by U.S. forces on his compound in Syria.
The announcement was reported by the Site Intelligence Group, which monitors the online content of extremist militant groups such as the Islamic State, or ISIS.
The site said al-Baghdadi had been succeeded by Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Qurayshi, who was described as “caliph.” Few details about al-Qurayshi were provided in a message that also marked the first time ISIS confirmed al-Baghdadi’s death.
The death of the group’s spokesman, Abu al-Hassan al-Muhajir, was also confirmed.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that al-Muhajir, a Saudi Arabian national, had been “terminated by American troops” in a separate operation.
Al-Baghdadi was from Iraq. Al-Qurayshi’s nationality is not known.
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