ISIS Confirms Death of al-Baghdadi, Names New Successor

This file image made from video posted on a militant website April 29, 2019, purports to show the leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, being interviewed by his group's Al-Furqan media outlet. Al-Furqan media via AP, File

ISIS confirmed the death of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on Thursday, naming the dead terrorist’s successor.

The terror group, which was decimated in recent years by U.S. and allied forces, released an audio statement through its media arm eulogizing al-Baghdadi and praising him for his “military conquests.”