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Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi - world's most dreaded terrorist

Osama Bin Laden was once the world's most feared terrorist. But now it's his follower Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi who is claiming this title.Baghdadi is a man of few words and many names. The UN

India TV News Desk Published : Nov 12, 2014 10:08 IST, Updated : Nov 12, 2014 10:12 IST

According to United States Department of Defense records, Al-Baghdadi was held at Camp Bucca as a “civilian internee” by US Forces-Iraq from February until December 2004, when he was recommended for release by a Combined Review and Release Board.

Al-Baghdadi was declared leader of the ISI on 16 May 2010, following the death of his predecessor Abu Omar al-Baghdadi.

As leader of the ISI, al-Baghdadi was responsible for masterminding large-scale operations such as 28 August 2011 attack on the Umm al-Qura Mosque in Baghdad which killed prominent Sunni lawmaker Khalid al-Fahdawi. Between March and April 2011, the ISI claimed 23 attacks south of Baghdad, all allegedly carried out under Baghdadi's command.

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