publish time

27/10/2019

author name Arab Times

publish time

27/10/2019

Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi - AFP

BAGHDAD, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Iraq was informed by sources in Syria that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed, two Iraqi security sources told Reuters on Sunday.
"Our sources from inside Syria have confirmed to the Iraqi intelligence team tasked with pursuing Baghdadi that he has been killed alongside his personal bodyguard in Idlib after his hiding place was discovered when he tried to get his family out of Idlib towards the Turkish border," said one of the sources.