299: What Happens to ISIS Now That Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi is Dead? - a podcast by The Quint

US President Donald Trump, announced that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State terror group, was killed in a US military raid on 26 October.

Baghdadi was the leader that the Islamic State grew around. In the past, there have been rumours and whispers of Baghdadi’s death, but this is the first time the US administration has confirmed the news.

What led to this sudden break? And what does his death mean for India…..and the rest of the world?

We’re joined today, by Executive Director of the Indian Institute for Conflict Management, Ajai Sahni.

Host: Vishnu Gopinath
Guest: Ajai Sahni, Executive Director, Indian Institute for Conflict Management,