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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's death not enough to compensate for Islamic State's atrocities, says Yazidi laureate Nadia Murad
•Murad became a voice for minority Yazidis, founding an organization to help women, children victimized by genocide, mass atrocities, human trafficking
Pentagon releases first images of raid on IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, warns militant group may attempt to stage 'retribution attack'
•The Pentagon on Wednesday released its first images from last weekend’s commando raid in Syria that led to the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and warned the militant group may attempt to stage a retribution attack
IS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi paid rival for protection but was betrayed by his own
•Al-Baghdadi spent his last months in an isolated villa in Barisha, a village in a part of Idlib province dominated by rival jihadi groups and hundreds of miles from the Islamic State’s former territory along the border between Syria and Iraq.
US service dog returns to service after being injured during raid on hideout of IS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
•A US service dog who was injured during the raid at the hideout of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in northwestern Syria has returned to service, a top American general said.
Daily Bulletin: Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh formally become UTs on Unity Day; Twitter to ban all political advertising from 22 Nov; day's top stories
Fp Staff •Daily Bulletin: Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Lieutenant Governors to take oath today; Modi to lead tributes to Sardar Patel on Unity Day; P Chidambaram's interim bail plea to be heard in Delhi High Court; day's top stories
Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's replacement could surface within weeks, claims top US official
•The Islamic State group's leadership has a 'deep bench' and a replacement for deceased chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi could surface within weeks, the US government's top counter-terrorism expert said.
Donald Trump tweets faked photo of heroic dog from Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi raid receiving a medal
•President Donald Trump on Wednesday shared an altered photograph of himself placing a medal around the neck of the dog injured in the raid last weekend that led to the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the Islamic State’s leader
Daily Bulletin: Maharashtra BJP to meet today on govt formation; Delhi air quality dips to 'severe' category; day's top stories
Fp Staff •Daily Bulletin: Maharashtra BJP's legislature party to meet; P Chidambaram's ED custody ends, to be presented before Rouse Avenue Court, PMC bank customers to hold protest march in Mumbai, Manchester United face Chelsea challenge; day's top stories
Donald Trump claims 'number one replacement' to Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi terminated by US troops
•Donald Trump told reporters on Sunday that the US knew the potential successors of Baghdadi and was after them. The president, however, did not specify who the individual was, nor did he give any details on the mission that led to his death.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's death ushers in new phase for Islamic State; next leader could consolidate hold on Syria, Iraq or focus on global outreach
•Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's demise only a few months after Islamic State lost its territorial hold ushers in a new phase for the group amid uncertainty over the new leadership as thousands of its supporters and members languish in prisons in northeastern Syria