Hudhayfah al-Badri

Hudhayfah al-Badri
حذيفة البدري
Born
Died2018
NationalityArab
Movement Islamic State
Criminal charge(s)Designated a terrorist by and the US State Department

Hudhayfah al-Badri (died July 3, 2018) is the son of Islamic State caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Despite his young age, he was sent by his father to participate in the Inqimasi (suicide commando) attack against the Syrian Arab Army and Russian troops at a thermal power plant in Homs on July 3, 2018, and he died in the attack.

Life

Huzaifa al-Badri (died July 3, 2018) is the son of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the Islamic State caliph. Despite his young age, he was sent by his father to participate in the Inqimasi (suicide commando) attack against the Syrian Arab Army and Russian troops at a thermal power plant in Homs on July 3, 2018, and he died in the attack.[1]

The Russian military fired 3 missiles at the cave where the son of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was hiding in Homs, Syria.

Iraqi intelligence released a statement that the Russian troops stationed in Syria killed Huzaif al-Badri, the son of IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

According to information received by Iraqi intelligence, the murder took place on Monday, July 2. Three rockets were fired into a cave in the Syrian city of Homs, where 30 "terrorist leaders" and several guards of al-Badri are allegedly located.

11 people were killed in the attack, including the son of the IS leader.[2]

References

  1. "ISIS says leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's son Huthaifa al-Badri killed in battle vs Russia, Syria forces - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  2. Голд, Ян. "Иракская разведка: русские убили сына главаря ИГИЛ". 7 КАНАЛ (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-05-04.