Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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What turned the wannabe lawyer into public enemy number one?

We go in search of the roots of Abu Bakr al Baghdadi and speak to those who knew him, including his ex wife, Saja, the mother of his daughter, as well as his sister-in-law, now serving a long prison sentence for trying to carry out a suicide attack. Exclusive new photos and documents shed fresh light on Al Baghdadi and we also hear from the elite Iraqi brigade, tasked with hunting him down. Filmed in Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan.

This documentary was produced by Nova Productions and directed by Sofia Amara. It was first released in 2017.

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