Baghdadi aims to succeed bin Laden in global jihad
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- Personal background
- Public profile
- The Prophet's descendant
- Religious authority
- Al-Qaida challenge
- Global appeal?
- Calculated decision
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_350.jpg "Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (Reuters/Social Media Website via Reuters TV)")