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1. It appears ISIS’ announcement is out regarding Baghdadi’s death. Waiting to get it translated and back soon:
2. Five days after he was killed in a raid, ISIS has confirmed the death of Abu Bakr al Baghdadi and his spokesman, Abu Hassan al-Muhajir, the only other well-known public figure inside ISIS. They have named a new caliph and a new spokesman.
3. The new caliph is Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Qurayshi. This is a nom de guerre, but what is key is the “al-Qurayshi,” which indicates descendance from the Qurayshi tribe of the Prophet Mohamed, which is one of the prerequisites for being a caliph in ISIS’ reading of scripture
4. The new spokesman is Abu Hassan al-Qurayshi, again same idea. What is of note here is that, despite losing all its territory in Iraq and Syria, ISIS is naming not just a new leader but a new caliph. They still consider themselves a caliphate.
5. Less than a week after it’s No 1 and No 2 were killed, ISIS has replaced them with two others, a caliph and presumably a spare, who allegedly meet the genealogical requirements to be caliph in terms of descendance from the tribe of the Prophet.
6. Errata: The new spokesman is Abu Hamza al-Qurayshi (not Abu Hassan). As @DanieleRaineri points out, these are among the most generic of names. It's like they are purposefully obscuring the ID's of ISIS' new leaders.
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