Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: Leader of the Islamic State Dies at 48

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was the leader of the Islamic State. Born Ibrahim al-Samarrai in 1971 in Samarra, Iraq, he was detained by U.S. forces in 2004 at Camp Bucca.

He rose in the insurgent ranks and in June 2014 declared himself caliph of a large area of Iraq and Syria. His group carried out mass killings, beheadings and terrorist attacks and was driven from nearly all its territory by 2019.

He died in northwestern Syria on October 27, 2019, at age 48, by detonating a suicide vest during a U.S. special forces raid.

Achievements: Founder and leader of the Islamic State.

Birth: July 28, 1971 - Samarra, Iraq.

Profession: Terrorist leader.

Interesting Facts: The U.S. had offered a $25 million reward for him.