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:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading... Related Published by Aaron Y. Zelin View all posts by Aaron Y. Zelin Published April 9, 2023April 10, 2023