ISIS, alongside other groups of the Islamic State have vowed that revenge will be taken against the United State for the killing of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi who was killed in a weekend raid by U.S. special forces in northwestern Syria.
According to Vanguard Baghdadi emerged from nothing and led the ultra-hardline group and declare “himself “caliph” of all Muslims, holding sway over huge areas of Iraq and Syria from 2014-2017 before Islamic State’s control disintegrated under U.S.-led attacks”.
Reuters reported tha a researcher at Swansea University, Aymenn al-Tamimi, who focused on Islamic State, disclosed that the name was unknown but could refer to a leading figure in Islamic State called Hajj Abdullah, that may have been identified as possible person to take over leadership of the group.
A spokesman to the Islamic State has issued its warn against the United States in the tape saying
“beware vengeance (against) their nation and their brethren of infidels and apostates”.
It has also been predicted that Baghdadi’s death is likely to “cause Islamic State to splinter, leaving whoever emerges as its new leader with the task of pulling the group back together as a fighting force, according to analysts.” According to Vanguard.
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“Whether the loss of its leader will in itself affect the group’s capabilities is open to debate. Even if it does face difficulties in the transition, the underlying ideology and the sectarian hatred it promoted remain attractive to many, analysts say”
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