ISIS VOWS TO FIGHT ON: In social media posts, ISIS is vowing to continue its jihad despite the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the founder and leader of the Islamic State, according to the Middle East Media Research Institute, a terrorist monitoring group.

“Even if it is true, this is the main reason all of the jihad fighters set out for — martyrdom. The Messenger of Allah, may the blessing of Allah be upon him — died,” said a prominent media operative in the pro-ISIS online community. “The jihad will not stop when a certain person dies, even if he was the caliph himself.”