An image grab taken from an ISIS propaganda video released shows Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, addressing Muslim worshippers at a mosque in Mosul. Baghdadi. AFP
An image grab taken from an ISIS propaganda video released shows Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, addressing Muslim worshippers at a mosque in Mosul. Baghdadi. AFP
An image grab taken from an ISIS propaganda video released shows Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, addressing Muslim worshippers at a mosque in Mosul. Baghdadi. AFP
An image grab taken from an ISIS propaganda video released shows Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, addressing Muslim worshippers at a mosque in Mosul. Baghdadi. AFP

Sightline with Tim Marshall: What will happen to ISIS without Al Baghdadi?


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Al Qaeda. Remember them? Well, they’ve not recovered from the death of Osama Bin Laden – but they haven’t gone away.

In this week's episode, Tim Marshall explains why terror groups such as Al Qaeda and ISIS still survive even when their leaders are killed.

Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi's death further weakens ISIS - but it doesn't mean the terror group will collapse.

Al Baghdadi and Bin Laden are examples of ideology surviving leaders.