when did abu bakr al-baghdadi die
1 ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi may have been wounded in an airstrike. 2  Even if he gets killed, a throng of very professional leaders could take his place. 3  Al-Baghdadi has two top deputies, one over operations in Iraq and one over Syria. 4  The Shura Council, ISIS' religious monitor, could tell al-Baghdadi to go.