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IS names Baghdadi successor, threatens US: statement

IS names Baghdadi successor, threatens US: statementThe Islamic State jihadist group confirmed the death of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a statement Thursday and named his replacement as Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi. “We mourn you… commander of the faithful,” said Abu Hamza al-Quraishi — presented as the jihadist group’s new spokesman — in an audio statement. Baghdadi, who led IS since 2014 and was the world’s most wanted man, was killed in a US special forces raid in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib on Sunday.


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North’s Kim sends condolences to Moon over mother’s death

North's Kim sends condolences to Moon over mother's deathNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a message of condolence to South Korean President Moon Jae-in over his mother’s recent death, Moon’s office said Thursday. It was later in the day handed over to Moon, who was staying in the southeastern city of Busan where his mother’s mourning station was located, Moon’s spokeswoman Ko Min-jung said. Ko said Kim expressed his “deep commemorating (of Moon’s mother) and condolence” over her death.