Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and The Syria, a jihadist militant organisation, was reportedly killed in a US-led coalition airstrike. 

ISIS as a caliphate claims to empower Muslims worldwide with religious, political and military authority but ever since its inception, the organisation has been the mastermind behind various horrendous bloodshed across the world. The very recent case to site is the Orlando mass shooting where the gunman was allegedly an influential of the jihadist propaganda.

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was named the caliph of ISIS, and was listed as the Specially Designed Global Terrorist by the US State Department in 2011. Also, second highest bounty ever of US$10 million was announced if any information related to his capture or death was revealed. 

A man described as shy and unimpressive during his youth, who remained unnoticed by many and was insignificant, later became the face of demon and never hesitated in planning serial bombings like the 28 August 2011 Baghdadi.

The man, who self-proclaimed to work in the name of god, would force himself on women held captive in Syria, according to reports. Systematic rape became a method of recruiting women for ISIS. Such "good faith" did the Al-Baghdadi group worked in!

He is the one to be credited for influencing masses towards the ideology of ISIS or one can say he is the man behind the havoc wrecked in the lives of millions of youth. Many preached him and with no qualms took playful lives away at mosques, concert halls and hotels. 

On the death of Osama Bin Laden, Al-Baghdadi urged the masses to retaliate violently, condemning the death of their "great-great" leader. Following the death of Bin Laden, the ISI group pledged to carry out 100 attacks across Iraq. 

Another act of terror he carried out was the one that struck the neighborhoods of Baghdad on 22 December 2011. The series of car bombings that were planted took lives of 63 innocent people, wounding 180 others. 

Given the many terror acts that he masterminded, Al-Baghdadi has only grown in terms of terror power for years now. His group has been successfully taking a hold on the youth’s mindset and has motivated them enough to "play" with guns and bombs and shed innocent blood. What’s more devastating is the fact that people willfully are becoming the tools for suicide bombing. 

All the way, Al-Baghdadi fired up the enthusiasm of several enemies. Finally, he was wounded in a US airstrike on Sunday, and succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday, according to reports. The day, June 14, may mark the end of one of the most vicious powers, but the people believing in his ideology may carry forward the act of brutal killings and his plan to empower the Muslim military political strength in a more disastrous manner. Perhaps, his death may be just the beginning to the end of the ISIS.

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