CNN: ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi injured in airstrike last May, sources say
(CNN)ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was wounded in an airstrike in May last year and had to relinquish control of the terror group for up to five months because of his injuries, according to several US officials who spoke exclusively to CNN.
US intelligence agencies have assessed with a high degree of confidence that the world's most wanted man was near Raqqa, Syria in May when the missile struck, the US officials said.
Their assessment is based on reports from ISIS detainees and refugees in Northern Syria that emerged months after the airstrike, the officials added.
Baghdadi's injuries were not considered life-threatening but they did mean he couldn't continue to command the daily operations of the group.
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WNU Editor: He is probably the most wanted man today in the world. Is he still alive? Who knows.
More News On Reports That ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was Wounded In An Air Strike In May
Iraqi official says wounded ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is alive and is being treated in a Syrian hospital -- Daily Mail
Iraqi official says wounded IS chief alive in Syria -- AFP
ISIS Leader Baghdadi Alive, but Trapped on Desert 'Island' After Airstrikes Force Him to Give Up Control, Reports Say -- Newsweek
Isil leader Baghdadi 'alive in Syria but injured and no longer in control' -- The Telegraph
ISIS leader ‘was wounded in airstrike and had to give up control of terror group’ -- Yahoo News
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: 'Alive but wounded' in Syria -- Al Jazeera
'High Degree of Confidence' Daesh Leader Baghdadi Wounded in Airstrike - Reports -- Sputnik
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