Visit RT to read news and updates on Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the deceased leader of the Islamic State terrorist group. He was killed in a special operation conducted by the US military in Northern Syria, as President Donald Trump revealed in a statement – find out more details on RT. The news of al-Baghdadi’s death quickly went viral on media outlets all over the world, as ISIS has been notorious for its terror acts for years – visit RT to get more information on How al-Baghdadi contributed to the group’s activities during his lifetime. Don’t miss stories on how the US forces’ operation influenced the situation in Syria and Iraq. Find out more about prominent politicians’ and world organizations’ reactions to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi being killed in a US raid, and don’t miss experts’ and analysts’ opinions on the death of the Islamic leader, as well as on the crisis in Syria.