article_snippet.sent: Defence Minister Kevin Andrews has failed to name the leader of terrorist organisation the Islamic State on the same day the Federal Government announced they would be sending more than 300 Australian troops to Iraq.
article_snippet.sent: But during an embarrassing interview on the ABC's 7.30 program, Defence Minister Kevin AndrewsDefence Minister Kevin Andrews declined to reveal the brutal regime's leader.
article_snippet.sent: Defence Minister Kevin Andrew was unable to name the leader of Islamic State on ABC's 7.30 .
article_snippet.sent: When host Leigh Sales asked Defence Minister Kevin Andrew to name the terror group's leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Defence Minister Kevin Andrews claimed Defence Minister Kevin Andrews was unable to do so for 'operational reasons'. '
article_snippet.sent: Can you name the leader of IS?'
article_snippet.sent: But Sales would not let Defence Minister Kevin Andrews off the hook, saying: 'I don't think that's operational, I think it's a matter of public record.'
article_snippet.sent: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is leader of notorious terrorist organisation Islamic State, which is wrestling to take power in Syria and Iraq .
article_snippet.sent: Sales continued, saying given the U.S. government had a $10 million bounty on Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi head, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was 'surprised' Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi couldn't name the brutal regime's leader.
article_snippet.sent: Defence Minister Kevin Andrews argued I.S. did not just have one leader because I.S. was made of many groups and there was not just one individual involved.
highlights_snippet.sent: Defence Minister Kevin Andrew was unable to name leader of Islamic State .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Defence Minister Kevin Andrew cited 'operational reasons' as why Defence Minister Kevin Andrew didn't say Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi .
  