Has the Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi been poisoned?
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of Isis, is extremely ill after being poisoned by a mystery assassin, according to reports.
Meals prepared for the Isis leader and three of his commanders were allegedly poisoned near Nineveh, Iraq.
However, there has been no official confirmation.
Pentagon spokesman Jeff Davis told The New York Post: “We aware of the reports, but we have no information to corroborate [them].
“Suffice it to say we always have great interest in the whereabouts and condition of the leader of [Isis].”
It appears the reports may have originated from the Russian-government controlled news agency Rossiya Segodnya.
According to a source, quoted by various news outlets, the group have suffered “severe poisoning” and “have been transferred to an unknown location under strict measures.”
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It is he reported he is now fighting for his life.
Al-Baghdadi, 45, has been the official leader of Isis since June 2014, when it when it proclaimed itself a worldwide caliphate.
Under his leadership, the group has taken control of vast swathes of Iraq and Syria, and exported its extreme violence across the world.
Little is known about his background, although he was born on July 28, 1971 as Ibrahim Awad Ibrahim Ali Muhammad al-Badri al-Samarrai, near the city of Samarra, Iraq.
There have been numerous reports of his death or injury since 2014.
In April 2015, it was reported he was recovering from severe injuries that he sustained in an airstrike.
Twice in June 2016 it was reported he had been killed separate airstrikes.
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