This is “The Daily.” Today: The life and death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Abu Dua, we later learn, is the nom de guerre that Baghdadi wore before he took the name Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. archived recording (abu bakr al-baghdadi) [SPEAKING ARABIC]rukmini callimachiAnd the moment in July of 2014 when he addresses the citizens of his so-called caliphate —archived recording (abu bakr al-baghdadi) [SPEAKING ARABIC]rukmini callimachi— that marks the first time that he has allowed his face to be videotaped uncovered and open for all to see. archived recording (abu bakr al-baghdadi) [SPEAKING ARABIC]rukmini callimachiAnd we don’t see him again publicly in a televised address again until this year, 2019, basically just months before his death. archived recording (speaker 1) [SPEAKING FRENCH] archived recording (speaker 2) Emergency 911.

Source: International New York Times October 29, 2019 09:56 UTC