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= Muhammad al-Baghdadi
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Muhammad al-Baghdadi, often referred to as Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) from 2010 until his death in 2019. He played a key role in the transformation of the group from an insurgency in Iraq to a terrorist organization that gained significant territory in Iraq and Syria, declaring a caliphate in 2014.