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A formal declaration will be made from the city soon, after the clearing operations end. Raqqa is still full of land mines. (Photo: AP)

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Syrian forces take ISIS 'capital': 5 things to know about battle of...

Raqqa was the first city to fall into the hands of Islamic State militants.

18 Oct 2017 5:48 AM GMT

It was not clear when the message, released by the IS-affiliated Al-Furqan media group, was recorded. (Photo: PTI/File)

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ISIS chief Baghdadi calls on jihadists to 'resist' enemies in apparent...

Rumours have abounded about Baghdadi's own health and movements, but his whereabouts remain unclear.

29 Sep 2017 2:47 AM GMT

ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (Photo: AP)

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ISIS leader al-Baghdadi appears to be still alive, claims top US...

Army Lt Gen Stephen Townsend said his belief stemmed from a lack of evidence he had seen 'rumor or otherwise' that...

1 Sep 2017 5:29 AM GMT

ISIS media outlets published this image of Hudayfah al-Badri, son of the leader of Isis, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. (Photo: AP)

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ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's son killed in Syria

The group's statement showed an image of a young boy carrying an assault rifle and gave no further details.

5 July 2018 3:21 AM GMT

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Good riddance to Caliph', but no need to take Trump seriously

The US congressional Democratic leadership, meanwhile, is livid that it was even further out of the loop than Moscow.

30 Oct 2019 6:30 PM GMT

The United States has carried out an operation targeting ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a US official told news agency Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity. (Representational Image)

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Baghdadi, ISIS and US: The mystery to endure

The US forces were apparently led to Baghdadi's hideout by the Kurdish-controlled Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

29 Oct 2019 6:53 PM GMT

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Baghdadi's body disposed at sea by US officials; Trump may release...

Trump said on Sunday that Baghdadi had died 'whimpering and crying' in the raid.

29 Oct 2019 3:29 AM GMT

The elusive chief of the Islamic State group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has purportedly appeared for the first time in five years in a propaganda video released Monday by the jihadist organisation. (Photo: AFP)

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Baghdadi had to go

The free world will rejoice as it continues to pay the price of eternal vigilance.

28 Oct 2019 6:31 PM GMT

$US President Donald Trump plans to make a \major statement\ at the White House at 9 am EST (1300 GMT) on Sunday, White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said late on Saturday. (Photo: File)$ World

'Died like a coward': Trump hails killing of ISIS chief Baghdadi

Trump said the raidwas carried out with cooperation from Russia, Syria, Turkey and Iraq.

28 Oct 2019 6:19 AM GMT

In their long hunt for Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Iraqi intelligence teams secured a break in February 2018 after one of the Islamic State leaders top aides gave them information on how he escaped capture for so many years, said two Iraqi security officials. (Photo: File)

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ISISâ€‰leader Baghdadi's aide was key to his capture: Iraqi intel...

The Nusra Front and Islamic State were rivals who fought bloody battles against each other in the Syrian war.

28 Oct 2019 5:23 AM GMT

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Baghdadi's death major victory in mission of defeating ISIS: US...

ISIS has a worldwide network that will continue to seek to attack us, our allies and our interests.

28 Oct 2019 3:46 AM GMT

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ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed himself during US raid: Donald...

Baghdadi joined Al-Qaeda in Iraq, which merged with other Islamist groups to form the ISIS of Iraq.

27 Oct 2019 1:49 PM GMT