Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Jihad to proliferate despite blow to ISIS
The battle to recapture Mosul, Iraq’s second city and ISIS’ capital, began in October last year.
Terrorist Baghdadi is definitely dead: Iran confirms ISIS leader’s demise
Baghdadi has frequently been reported killed or wounded since he declared a caliphate to rule over all Muslims in 2014.
Iraqi forces take landmark Mosul mosque blown up by ISIS
The mosque's destruction came three days after government forces launched an assault on the Old City.
Next ISIS chief could be from Saddam army
If Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead, he is likely to be succeeded by one of his top two lieutenants, both of whom were Army officers under Saddam Hussein.
ISIS chief al-Baghdadi's death near 100 per cent certain: Russian media
Russia's defense ministry said a week ago it believed it may have killed Baghdadi when one of its air strikes.
ISIS destroys 800-yr-old Mosul mosque where al-Baghdadi became 'caliph'
US-led coalition condemned the destruction as a crime against 'the people of Mosul and all of Iraq'..
Russia cannot confirm whether ISIS leader al-Baghdadi dead: report
US defense officials last week said they were unable to confirm the reports about Baghdadi’s death.
Russia to verify whether it killed IS leader after US-led coalition raises doubt
The Russian Defense Ministry claimed that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a Russian strike in late May
Russia claims it has killed IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
The ministry said the strike came as IS leaders gathered to discuss the group's withdrawal from Raqqa, the group's de facto capital.
IS leader'’s aide Abdurakhmon Uzbeki killed by US forces: official
Thomas said Uzbeki helped facilitate the attack on the exclusive Istanbul nightclub Reina in Istanbul on New Year’s Eve.