Iraq says top IS leader hiding in eastern Syria
Iraqi intelligence officials say the leader of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is hiding in eastern Syria.
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| IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi at a mosque in Iraq in 2014. Photo: Al-Furqaan. |
The leader of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is hiding in eastern Syria and travels with a small group of four or five people, including his son and son-in-law, an Iraqi intelligence official said. "He never travels in a convoy," the official said.
Baghdadi is considered the most wanted man on the planet. The US has offered a $25 million reward for his capture.