Iraqi News: ISIS Announced Death Of “Caliph” Al-Baghdadi

Hot Air ^ | July 11, 2017 | Ed Morrissey

[C19fan]

Rumors of the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi have floated for weeks, with Russia insisting that one of its air strikes took out the self-proclaimed “caliph” of ISIS last month. Just a few days ago, the terror organization executed one of its preachers for accidentally referencing Baghdadi’s death. Today, however, Iraqi News picked up reports from the city of Tal Afar that ISIS has announced the death of its leader — and that civil war has begun within the organization to determine who succeeds him:

[Pearls Before Swine]

Old Joke:

Fortune teller tells Baghdadi, “You will die on a holiday.”

Baghdadi asks, “Which holiday?”

Fortune teller replies: “Any day you die will be a holiday.”

[Pearls Before Swine]

Old Joke:

Fortune teller tells Baghdadi, “You will die on a holiday.”

Baghdadi asks, “Which holiday?”

Fortune teller replies: “Any day you die will be a holiday.”

[Jonty30]

Good. That will murder a few would be leaders.

[arthurus]

Dead for the last time. Well, maybe.

[Grampa Dave]

Well many of us, including me, myself and I, will be doubting Thomases* on this until we see the rotting body!

John 20:24-29 - Jesus Appears to Thomas - Now Thomas - Bible ...
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+20:24-29

[Right Brother]

So now we know the Caliph’s phate. ; )

[arthurus]

civil war has begun within the organization to determine who succeeds him:

Traditional, that. Civil War is the rule when there are no sons or when one son doesn't manage to rapidly hunt down and kill off all his brothers, nephews, and any other male relatives. That in itself does not slow up the progress of Jihad-Conquest which in this case seems to be grinding down for other reasons.

[Grampa Dave]

For decades, some in the intel game have been for taking out the head bad guys versus thousands to hundreds of thousand/millions of their followers:

decapitato strategy” aka Decapitation Strategy:

http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1162/isec_a_00075

[Freemeorkillme]

PING

[ryderann]

You should be ashamed of yourself!

[Texas Fossil]

Yes, I got word of it this morning. Evidently ISIS is having an internal battle about who is going to lead. Talked Raf

[Texas Fossil]

Sorry, on cell phone. Auto correct sucks. Tal Raf.l

[Enchante]

"civil war has begun within the organization to determine who succeeds him"

Considering the situation, they have to have some crazy death wish to want to "succeed" him.... but we are talking about Islamo-fascist fanatics, after all.....

[butlerweave]

Ask McCain ,he’ll know where his Bud is

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Message to McCain and Linda: Who killed him? The Russians.

[Dr. Ursus]

They did send a wreath!

[Lurkinanloomin]

McCain, Graham and Rubio will be inconsolable.

[capt. norm]

"and that civil war has begun within the organization to determine who succeeds him: "

*Cue the song "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"

[Know et al]

civil war has begun within the organization to determine who the Russians will take out next.

There, fixed it.