Islamic State leader Baghdadi flees Mosul fight: Reports
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has fled Mosul, leaving operational commanders behind to fight the battle and is now hiding out in the desert among civilians, US and Iraqi officials have claimed. This comes after the US-backed Iraqi forces recaptured key Mosul sites from the control of the terrorists. Notably, Mosul is the Islamic State's last stronghold in Iraq.