al-Baghdadi’s true legacy

[Peter1469]

al-Baghdadi’s true legacy

This is a Statfor analysis of al-Baghdadi's legacy. Scott Stewart delivers with this.

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This article is reprinted with permission from Stratfor Worldview.

• he legacy that the deceased Islamic State leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has left differs greatly from the one he aspired to.
• Al-Baghdadi oversaw the widening of a rift in the jihadist movement that now often results in open combat between al Qaeda and the Islamic State.
• The militant leader also institutionalized sectarian attacks, the declaration of many Muslims as apostates, extreme violence and the hypersexualization of jihadist activity

Check out the article at the link.

[MMC]

Well, the NY Times did refer to him as an Austere Religious Cleric.