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TopicAbu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Topic: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

ISIS affiliate executes 11 men in Nigeria to ‘avenge Baghdadi’s killing’

ANI -
In a video released Thursday, members of the Nigerian affiliate were seen executing 11 men with a voiceover saying the killing is a 'message for Christians'.

R Jagannathan: India right not to enter RCEP’s ‘closed club’, Dushyant Dave on Bobde as CJI

Kairvy Grewal -
The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Every dog has its day. On Zee News & News18 India, Trump’s ‘killer K-9’ had many

Shailaja Bajpai -
Only thing missing was using Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's underwear to ascertain his DNA – guess that was too gross for our news channels.

US releases video of attack on al-Baghdadi compound

Glen Carey -
al-Baghdadi is highest-ranking terrorist leader targeted by US forces since al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011 in a raid in Pakistan.

What ISIS chief al-Baghdadi’s compound in Syria looked like before US got him

Col. Vinayak Bhat (retd) -
Satellite imagery shows the compound was built from 2017 to 2019, and ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi probably only moved there in September 2019.

Why, despite the havoc wreaked, Al-Baghdadi’s death isn’t being celebrated in Iraq

Bobby Ghosh -
When Baghdad should have been celebrating the end of the false caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, authorities were announcing a curfew.

Trump says US has ‘terminated’ ISIS leader Baghdadi’s ‘number one replacement’ too

PTI -
President Donald Trump tweets that US troops have killed the man 'most likely' to succeed Baghdadi, but doesn’t reveal his name.

End of the Caliph: What does Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s death mean for ISIS

Kabir Taneja -
In its version of open-source jihad, Baghdadi has already done the biggest damage, leaving behind a jihad strategy that will not end with him.

#WaPoDeathNotices, Gabbard’s weird Diwali message & the Sisodia-Manoj Tiwari spat

Taran Deol -
The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

No phone signal for EU Kashmir delegation and Shiv Sena’s Sholay dialogue

Fiza Jha -
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Congress wasted a chance to turn the tables on BJP over Vande Mataram. It chose appeasement

Seshadri Chari -
Seven decades after Independence, the “Hindu Congress” is accusing the BJP on the same lines as the Muslim League had done.

Lt Samuel Kamalesan’s dismissal for religious stand shows colonial mindset. Army must end it

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Economy

NITI Aayog flags what India needs for its ‘$30 tn by 2047’ goal—‘a developed corporate bond market’

Udit Bubna -
Report looks at imbalance between equity & corporate bond markets amid India’s growth ambitions and diverse capital needs, while outlining strategy to unlock full potential.

Defence

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Vaibhav Pant -
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

National Interest

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

Shekhar Gupta -
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.

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