Who Was ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi?

Posted October 30, 2019

External Article: NPR

Jenna Jordan, associate professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, was interviewed by NPR in an article published on October 28 entitled "Who Was ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi?"

Read an excerpt:

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was not the first commander of ISIS, but he was the one in charge when the group steamrolled into Iraq and Syria in 2014. That land grab allowed it to declare a state, an outlaw territory that drew thousands of recruits from around the globe. Now that President Trump has declared Baghdadi dead, NPR's Hannah Allam looks at his bloody legacy and what his death means for a movement that is trying to make a comeback.

Read the full interview here.

The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs is a unit of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.