Baghdadi leaves behind global IS threat
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The killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi by U.S. forces leaves so-called Islamic State without an obvious leader, but the militant group remains a dangerous threat in Iraq, Afghanistan and beyond
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GLOBAL PROVINCES OF SO-CALLED ISLAMIC STATE (Oct 2019)
Libya 
Syria
Afghanistan
Iraq 
Somalia
Philippines

Note: IS group not present in all parts of countries or territories identified

New province in 2019
Existing province
Dormant province
Province involved in attack plots on U.S. and Europe
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IS PROVINCIAL STRUCTURE (Oct 2019)

Iraq and Syria
Iraq Syria
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Turkey
Turkey
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North Africa
Sinai Libya Algeria
Egypt
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Arabian Peninsula
Yemen  Najd
       Hijaz 
       Bahrain
    Saudi Arabia
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South Asia
Khorasan East Asia        Pakistan
Afghanistan Philippines   India
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Africa
Somalia          Central  Africa
West Africa      D.R. Congo, Mozambique
Burkina Faso, 
Cameroon, Chad, 
Mali, Niger, Nigeria
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Central  Asia
Caucasus
Russia
Total: 14 active provinces, 20 countries
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Sources: AP, Institute for the Study of War Picture: Associated Press