Al-Baghdadi confident of IS victory in MosulIn his first message after Iraqi forces started an offensive to take back Mosul, Islamic State leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi has expressed confidence of victory. Mosul is the last major city under control of his group in Iraq and th More… |
IS chief Al-Baghdadi said to be in MosulIslamic State's self-declared caliph Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi is believed to be still inside Mosul city even as the Iraqi Army has entered the city for the first time in over two years, a report said. Fuad Hussein, chief of staff More… |
Bahrainis condemn Islamic State’s ‘call to arms’Bahrainis have rejected and criticised a “call to arms” by the leader of the Islamic State, a report said. Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, the self-declared leader of the terrorist organisation, urged all Muslims, especially fro More… |
US hostage 'was raped by IS leader'Kayla Mueller, the US aid worker killed this year while being held hostage by Islamic State militants, was raped repeatedly by the group's leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, while in captivity in Syria, US officials said. Her paren More… |
Iraqi Islamic State leader to make first public appearanceA man purported to be the reclusive leader of the militant Islamic State has made what would be his first public appearance at a mosque in the centre of Iraq's second city, Mosul, according to a video recording posted on the Internet on Satu More… |