Exclusive-New Islamic State leader is brother of slain caliph Baghdadi - sources : vimarsana.com

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The new leader of Islamic State, whose appointment the group announced on Thursday, is the brother of slain former caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, according to two Iraqi security officials and one Western security source.

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