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Islamic State Names Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi as Leader

The Islamic State finally acknowledged the death of former “commander of the faithful” Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on Thursday and announced his successor, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi, who was given the additional surname “al-Qurashi” to highlight his purported connection to the tribe of Mohammed.

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Not Forgotten: President Trump Calls Parents of Kayla Mueller, American Victim of al-Baghdadi

President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, and White House National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien have all contacted Kayla Mueller’s parents in separate phone calls, letting them know that their daughter has not been forgotten. Kayla was one of the Americans captured and tortured by ISIS, and was raped by the terror group’s leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who was finally killed during a U.S. raid on Saturday.

The Kayla Mueller Proof-of-Life Video ISIS Sent Her Parents

Susan Rice: ISIS Leader’s Death ‘Is Not Mission Accomplished’

On Sunday’s broadcast of CBS’s “Face the Nation,” former Obama national security adviser Susan Rice said the death Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of ISIS was not “mission accomplished.” Rice was apparently referencing the controversial mission accomplished speech by President George W.

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