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Iraqi official: Isis leader 'injured in airstrike near Mosul'

Iraqi state television is now quoting a senior Iraqi official confirming that Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been injured in an airstrike near Mosul, ITV News understands.

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Iraqi official: Isis leader 'injured in airstrike near Mosul'

Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, speaking earlier this year. Credit: YouTube

Iraqi state television is now quoting a senior Iraqi official confirming that Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been injured in an airstrike near Mosul, ITV News understands.

Yesterday US officials said that airstrikes had destroyed a moving, 10-vehicle Islamic State convoy near Mosul, but said it was unclear whether al-Baghdadi was present at the time.

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