Iraq PM:

Intelligence Reports Show ISIL Chief Al-Baghdadi Not in Mosul

Rasa - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said that the information available about the ISIL chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi indicates that he has fled Mosul a long time ago.

News ID: 428684

Date: 05 April 2017 - 23:59

RNA - Abadi pointed out that the Iraqi forces liberated the left side of Mosul completely, and more than half of the right side has so far been liberated, adding that “We liberated the province of Nineveh after we were away from it 300 kilometers,” Bas News reported.

He stressed that the ISIL militants are left with with only two choices, “surrender or death.”

Regarding the location of the ISIL leader al-Baghdadi, Abadi said he escaped from Mosul a long time ago according to the intelligence services.

“We will soon control Iraq’s entire border with Syria,” Abbadi said.

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