Islamic State Leader Rallies Fighters in Mosul

EghtesadOnline: The shadowy leader of the Islamic State group has released a new message urging his followers to keep up the fight for Mosul as they defend the city against a major offensive aimed at routing the militants from their last urban stronghold in Iraq.

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Publish Date:05/November/2016 | 05:53

Islamic State leader Baghdadi almost certainly alive - Kurdish security official

EghtesadOnline: A top Kurdish counter-terrorism official said on Monday he was 99 percent sure that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was alive and located south of the Syrian city of Raqqa, after reports that he had been killed.

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Publish Date:17/July/2017 | 13:59

Syrian Observatory says has 'confirmed information' that Islamic State chief killed

EghtesadOnline: The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told Reuters on Tuesday that it had "confirmed information" that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed.

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Publish Date:11/July/2017 | 24:38

If Baghdadi death confirmed, next IS leader likely to be Saddam-era officer

EghtesadOnline: If Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is confirmed dead, he is likely to be succeeded by one of his top two lieutenants, both of whom were army officers under late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.

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Publish Date:23/June/2017 | 16:08

Russia Says It May Have Killed Islamic State Leader in Syria

EghtesadOnline: Russia is verifying intelligence that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed near Raqqa, Syria, during a bombing raid by its forces in May, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

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Publish Date:17/June/2017 | 04:05

Islamic State leader Baghdadi abandons Mosul fight to field commanders, U.S. and Iraqi sources say

EghtesadOnline: U.S. and Iraqi officials believe the leader of Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi , has left operational commanders behind with diehard followers to fight the battle of Mosul, and is now hiding out in the desert, focusing mainly on his own survival.

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Publish Date:08/March/2017 | 16:25

Islamic State Meets to Choose Leader’s Successor, SOHR Says

EghtesadOnline: The Islamic State summoned commanders and affiliate organizations to Iraq to choose a successor to their leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi , the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, citing people it didn’t identify.

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Publish Date:04/December/2016 | 12:48

Beyond the bluster, Baghdadi signals Islamic State’s next move

EghtesdaOnline: In the early hours of November 3, Islamic State’s leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi , released his first statement in nearly a year – a defiant message that the group will not fade away quietly, even as Iraqi special forces breached the outskirts of Mosul, the last major city in Iraq under Islamic State’s control.

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Publish Date:05/November/2016 | 04:49

IS leader confident in victory, in first message about Mosul battle

EghtesadOnline: Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi expressed confidence in victory, in his first message after U.S.-backed Iraqi forces started an offensive to take back Mosul, the last major city under control of his group in Iraq.

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Publish Date:03/November/2016 | 04:24