/tags/abu-bakr-al-baghdadi Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi en-US Copyright Thu, 31 Oct 2019 19:24:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-10-31/isis-confirms-baghdadis-death-and-names-his-successor The Islamic State named Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi as its new leader days after ISIS founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed himself during a U.S. raid on his compound in northwest Syria. Thu, 31 Oct 2019 19:24:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-10-31/isis-confirms-baghdadis-death-and-names-his-successor Brakkton Booker /news-partners/2019-10-27/trump-says-islamic-state-leader-was-killed-in-special-operations-raid The president said the U.S. had been searching for Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi for years. Capturing or killing Baghdadi has been "the top national security priority" of the administration, Trump said Sunday. Sun, 27 Oct 2019 08:42:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-10-27/trump-says-islamic-state-leader-was-killed-in-special-operations-raid James Doubek, Bobby Allyn