BAGHDADI BLOW

ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ‘injured’ during coalition airstrike on the group’s Syria stronghold of Raqqa

The evil extremist is believed to have been responsible for raping and torturing US aid worker Kayla Mueller

Danny Collins

Published: 13:04, 10 Jun 2016
Updated: 16:04, 10 Jun 2016

ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been wounded following an airstrike by the US-led coalition.

The terror group's head was in its self-declared capital Raqqa when he was injured by a missile, local media has reported.

ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been injured in a coalition airstrike on the group's stronghold in Raqqa, Syria — ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been injured in a coalition airstrike on the group's stronghold in Raqqa, SyriaCredit: AP:Associated Press

US defence chiefs had previously admitted it was difficult to track down where the extremist was holed up — US defence chiefs had previously admitted it was difficult to track down where the extremist was holed upCredit: Getty Images

Drone strikes have been a key feature of the coalition's efforts to subdue ISIS's control in Iraq and Syria — Drone strikes have been a key feature of the coalition's efforts to subdue ISIS's control in Iraq and SyriaCredit: PA:Press Association

It is believed that the latest strike injured Baghdadi, but his injuries have not been officially confirmed

Iraqi TV station Al Sumariya cited local sources that the cleric was injured alongside several other members of the group's top brass on Thursday.

The terrorist group has published no official confirmation of the reports.

And the anti-ISIS coalition's spokesman Colonel Chris Garver urged caution as he said the news could not be confirmed definitely.

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Officials within the US defence department had previously admitted they were not entirely sure where Baghdadi was holed up.

One told CNN: "Baghdadi remains extremely careful."

The evil Iraqi cleric is known to have been personally responsible the rape and torture of US aid worker Kayla Mueller.

ISIS declared Raqqa as their capital and many of the group's leaders have based themselves in the Syrian city — ISIS declared Raqqa as their capital and many of the group's leaders have based themselves in the Syrian cityCredit: AP:Associated Press

Evil Baghdadi is believed to have raped and tortured American aid worker Kayla Mueller after she was captured by ISIS. He eventually forced her into marriage — Evil Baghdadi is believed to have raped and tortured American aid worker Kayla Mueller after she was captured by ISIS. He eventually forced her into marriageCredit: AP:Associated Press

The 26-year-old was killed while in captivity during a airstrike by Jordanian forces — The 26-year-old was killed while in captivity during a airstrike by Jordanian forcesCredit: Reuters

Baghdadi forced the 26-year-old to marry him, after which he repeatedly raped her.

Mueller was killed during a Jordanian airstrike on ISIS in February last year.

The United States has a £7million price on Baghdadi's head.

He was previously held by US forces in the city of Fallujah in 2004 during their invasion of the country.

Baghdadi was released within six months and would go on to be declared the leader of ISIS - then known as al-Qaeda in Iraq - in 2010.

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