0:11 [Music] Yo.
0:12 Yo. Yeah.
0:13 Yeah.
0:16 Back in '03, young man crossed the line.
0:17 Iraq on the fire, joining the fight
0:20 divine. I shout out the name, Abu Bakr
0:23 al-Baghdadi. Battling US troops, no
0:25 fear, no phony. Locked in Qanbuq, chains
0:28 on his wrist, but fire in his eye.
0:30 Clenching his fist, released to the
0:32 chaos, heading straight to Syria.
0:34 Baghdadi's shadow, building up hysteria.
0:36 From jihadist shadow to the presidential
0:39 throne, Al-Qaeda roots, now he's holding
0:41 his own. Fighting the stars and stripes,
0:43 now Trump's giving praise. Young
0:44 attractive guy with a strong past, he
0:47 says. Rise up, transform from rebel
0:50 king. Syria's new era, hear the people
0:52 sing. Founded al-Nusra, Al-Qaeda's
0:54 Syrian arm. Closest as ever aided,
0:57 setting off alarm. Bombs in the streets,
0:59 war against Assad's reign. US bounty on
1:01 his head, 10 mil for the pain.
1:03 Designated terrorist, global hunt on
1:05 sight. But he's strategizing, plotting
1:07 through the night. Breaking from the
1:11 pack, rebranding 16. HTS rising, clean
1:12 slate pristine.
1:14 >> From jihadist shadow to the presidential
1:16 throne, Al-Qaeda roots, now he's holding
1:18 his own. Fighting the stars and stripes,
1:20 now Trump's giving praise. Young
1:22 attractive guy with a strong past, he
1:24 says. Rise up, transform from rebel to
1:27 king. Syria's new era, hear the people
1:30 sing. Idlib's governor, services
1:32 unlocked. Schools, roads, water,
1:34 building from the rock. Distancing from
1:36 global jihad, keep it local. Nationalist
1:40 vibes, no more vocal than 24 hits. Idlib
1:42 offensive blast, Aleppo, Hama, Homs
1:45 falling fast. Damascus crumbles, Assad's
1:47 on the run. December 8th, the
1:50 revolution's won. Transitional president
1:53 for long command. Meeting with Trump in
1:56 Saudi sand. Petraeus on stage, laughing
1:58 about old days. From prisoner to leader,
2:01 flipping the maze. Some dying in while
2:04 world leaders applaud. Bounty lifted,
2:06 sanction thawed. From Booker's bars to
2:09 the oval's nod. Al-Shabaab story,
2:11 defying the odds. Yo, from volcano fire
2:14 to statesman's grace. Praised by the
2:17 press, owning the space. Syria's phoenix
2:20 rising from the ash. Jolani's legacy,
2:23 eternal flash. Peace in his words, war
2:25 in his veins. History's twist, breaking
2:27 the chain. [Music]
