Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
publication date: Monday, September 1, 2014 (part of Fall 2014)
category: 
Terrorism
clue: He'd prefer me to list him under Government or Religion, seeing as how he has carved out a religious state from parts of two other nations, but the $10 million bounty on his head makes him a terrorist.
explanation: Al-Baghdadi was the leader of ISIS and the Caliph of the Muslim State, carved out of territory from Iraq and Syria. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Denise Sawicki, and Erik Bates
trivia: There were four guesses for Hafiz Muhammad Saeed.
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