Trump says Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi blew himself up as U.S. troops closed in – The Washington Post

“ISIS’ success is rooted in state failures, sectarian divides, military and intelligence experience drawn from the Baathist security state it emerged from, and an ideology that is coherent and, for some, compelling,” Itani said, referring to the Baath party of Saddam Hussein, the former leader of Iraq.