Scenarios about 'Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi'
The leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from 2014 until his death in 2019, who declared a caliphate across Iraq and Syria. Al-Baghdadi oversaw ISIL's territorial expansion, brutal governance, and global terrorist operations during its height of power in the mid-2010s. In alternate history scenarios, his life trajectory or leadership could significantly alter Middle Eastern geopolitics, terrorist movements, and Western military interventions in the region.
What If ISIS Never Formed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria never emerged as a dominant extremist force, potentially reshaping Middle Eastern politics, global terrorism, and international relations in the 21st century.