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Lieutenant General Stephen Townsend. AP file photo
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Iraqi Federal Police celebrate in the Old City of Mosul. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad
Kurdish Official: ISIS Leader is in Syria
Erbil– Weeks after reports about his death, mystery still surrounds the fate of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi especially after the terrorist organization lost its stronghold in Iraq, Mosul. A Kurdish official revealed that Baghdadi is indeed alive and still leading...Caption:
A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) looks at a damaged bridge in eastern Raqqa during an offensive to retake the city from ISIS. AFP file photo
SDF Says Advancing against ISIS in Raqqa where Baghdadi is Allegedly Located
The Syrian Democratic Forces said Monday they had seized a new neighborhood from ISIS in the militant stronghold of Raqqa where the terrorist group’s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is allegedly located. The SDF, an alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters backed by the US,...Caption:
FILE PHOTO: A man purported to be the reclusive leader of the militant ISIS Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi making what would have been his first public appearance, at a mosque in the center of Iraq’s second city, Mosul, according to a video recording posted on the Internet on July 5, 2014, in this still image taken from video. REUTERS/Social Media Website via Reuters TV/File Photo
Syrian Observatory Confirms ISIS Chief Is Dead
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told Reuters on Tuesday that it had “confirmed information” that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed. The report came just days after the Iraqi army recaptured the last sectors of the northern Iraqi city...Caption:
Iraqi civilians fleeing the fighting in Mosul walked past a heavily damaged mosque. Felipe Dana/Associated Press