Who was ISIS's leader killed in 2019?

Who was ISIS's leader killed in 2019?

• A. Osama bin Laden
• B. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
• C. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
• D. Ayman al-Zawahiri

Answer: (B)

This question tests your knowledge of who led ISIS and the notable 2019 event that ended that leadership. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, born Ibrahim Awad Ibrahim al-Badri, was the head of ISIS for years and the figure who proclaimed the ISIS caliphate in 2014. In October 2019, U.S. special forces carried out a raid in Syria, and al-Baghdadi was killed, reportedly detonating a suicide vest as troops closed in. His death marked the end of his regime of leadership over ISIS, though the group continued with other leaders. The other names led different organizations or led ISIS at different times but not the leader killed in 2019: Osama bin Laden led al-Qaeda and was killed in 2011; Abu Musab al-Zarqawi led a prior Iraqi branch and was killed in 2006; Ayman al-Zawahiri later became the leader of al-Qaeda, not ISIS.

This question tests your knowledge of who led ISIS and the notable 2019 event that ended that leadership. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, born Ibrahim Awad Ibrahim al-Badri, was the head of ISIS for years and the figure who proclaimed the ISIS caliphate in 2014. In October 2019, U.S. special forces carried out a raid in Syria, and al-Baghdadi was killed, reportedly detonating a suicide vest as troops closed in. His death marked the end of his regime of leadership over ISIS, though the group continued with other leaders.

The other names led different organizations or led ISIS at different times but not the leader killed in 2019: Osama bin Laden led al-Qaeda and was killed in 2011; Abu Musab al-Zarqawi led a prior Iraqi branch and was killed in 2006; Ayman al-Zawahiri later became the leader of al-Qaeda, not ISIS.