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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi - the secretive leader of Islamic State - has been killed, according to reports. News first broke in a statement from the al-Amaq news agency, which has close links to ISIS. In a statement, the agency claimed: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed by coalition air strikes on Raqqa on the fifth day of Ramadan..
Abu Bakr, the first caliph, in Arabic calligraphy. In contrast, Shia Muslims believe that Ali, the son-in-law and cousin of Muhammad, should have replaced Muhammad as caliph and that caliphs were to assume authority through appointment by God rather than being chosen by the people.arly in 2014, Zawahri expelled Baghdadi from al-Qaeda. Baghdadi claims to be caliph, and he aspires to command all of Islam through what is now called the Islamic State. But he is not alone in making such a claim. Mullah Omar, who is leader of the Afghan Taliban, asserts he is the true commander of the faithful.