Road to the Caliphate: April 9, 2013 Aaron Y. Zelin Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Abu Basir al-Tartusi, Iraq, Syria, The Islamic State April 9, 2023April 10, 2023 1 Minute Primary Sources: Audio message from the Islamic State of Iraq’s Shaykh Abū Bakr al-Ḥussaynī al-Qurayshī al-Baghdādī: “Announcement of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Shām” Statement from Shaykh Abū Basīr al-Ṭarṭūsī: “On the Announcement of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Shām” Secondary Sources: Jihadists warn: Syria-Iraq Al Qaeda unification reflects badly on us by Hassan Hassan Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Like Loading... Related Published by Aaron Y. Zelin View all posts by Aaron Y. Zelin Published April 9, 2023April 10, 2023