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In farewell speech, ISIS chief Baghdadi accepts defeat in Iraq

It is not clear if he is in the besieged city, where he declared his Caliphate in 2014 after the ISIS seized territory.

2 March 2017 9:49 AM IST

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ISIS leader Baghdadi 'flees Mosul' as Iraqi forces advance

Hundreds of thousands of civilians are believed to still be trapped under IS rule in Mosul.

9 March 2017 7:08 PM IST

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ISIS chief Baghdadi flees Mosul, hiding in desert: officials

From their efforts to track him, they believe he hides mostly among sympathetic civilians in familiar desert villages.

9 March 2017 11:18 AM IST

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Russia to verify whether it killed IS leader after US-led coalition...

The Russian Defense Ministry claimed that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a Russian strike in late May

16 Jun 2017 6:35 PM IST

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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...

16 Jun 2017 1:34 PM IST

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Terrorist Baghdadi is definitely dead: Iran confirms ISIS leader's...

Baghdadi has frequently been reported killed or wounded since he declared a caliphate to rule over all Muslims in 2014.

30 Jun 2017 12:30 PM IST

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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.

29 Jun 2017 5:36 PM IST

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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.

22 April 2017 9:56 AM IST

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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...

25 Jun 2017 5:22 AM IST

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ISIS chief al-Baghdadi's death near 100 per cent certain: Russian...

Russia's defense ministry said a week ago it believed it may have killed Baghdadi when one of its air strikes.

23 Jun 2017 6:42 PM IST

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ISIS destroys 800-yr-old Mosul mosque where al-Baghdadi became...

US-led coalition condemned the destruction as a crime against 'the people of Mosul and all of Iraq'..

22 Jun 2017 8:25 AM IST

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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.

20 Jun 2017 6:04 PM IST