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| From 'caliph' to fugitive: IS leader Baghdadi's new life on the run |
| 2017-06-13 |
| [REUTERS] Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... leader His Supreme Immensity, Caliph of the Faithful and Galactic Overlord, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ...formerly merely the head of ISIL and a veteran of the Bagram jailhouse. Looks like a new messiah to bajillions of Moslems, like just another dead-eyed mass murder to the rest of us... is on the brink of losing the two main centers of his 'caliphate' but even though he is on the run, it may take years to capture or kill him, officials and experts said. Islamic State fighters are close to defeat in the twin capitals of the group's territory, djinn-infested Mosul ... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn... in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria, and officials say Baghdadi is steering clear of both, hiding in thousands of square miles of desert between the two. "In the end, he will either be killed or captured, he will not be able to remain underground forever," said Lahur Talabany, the head of counter-terrorism at the Kurdistan Regional Government, the Kurdish autonomous region in northern Iraq. "But this is a few years away still," he told Rooters. One of Baghdadi's main concerns is to ensure those around him do not betray him for the $25 million reward offered by the United States to bring him "to justice", said Hisham al-Hashimi, who advises Middle East governments on Islamic State affairs. "With no land to rule openly, he can no longer claim the title caliph," Hashimi said. "He is a man on the run and the number of his supporters is shrinking as they lose territory." Iraqi forces have retaken much of Mosul, the northern Iraqi city the hardline group seized in June 2014 and from which Baghdadi declared himself "caliph" or leader of all Moslems shortly afterwards. Raqqa, his capital in Syria, is nearly surrounded by a coalition of Syrian Kurdish and Arab groups. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 but even though he is on the run, it may take years to capture or kill him, officials and experts said. Did you look in Pakistan. Just asking. We've been on that game before. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-06-13 22:43 |
| #4 As it changes (or is corrected), we report that as well. Well said, Besoeker. Stick it in you ear and rotate, Hemingway. Or set up your own website and escape our inferior product. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2017-06-13 22:05 |
| #3 Ah yes, these are happy days as Mr. Baghdadi beats a brave retreat and ISIS is ground to a pulp. They have no leader, are surrounded, Qatar is finally being targeted for their support, and hopefully the cowardly perfumed prices will get a chance to offer their last full measure of devotion as well. These are good days when the enemy lives in fear. |
| Posted by: Tennessee 2017-06-13 12:33 |
| #2 Until then...no rumours please. Maggots in the beard and a closeup. Posted by Choluth Forkbeard We have no coroner on staff here at the Burg and our air travel budget is quite limited. About all we can do is report the news. As it changes (or is corrected), we report that as well. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-06-13 07:41 |
| #1 So recent ( this week) statements on Rantburg were in error or not? Bagdaddy is NOT dead. Or did you do an article "suspecting" or "it was rumored" he was dead..? When he is laid out and we see the flies....sort of like Uday and Quesey, say. Then I will quit being Thomas . Until then...no rumours please. Maggots in the beard and a closeup. |
| Posted by: Choluth Forkbeard7470 2017-06-13 07:35 |