ISIL ‘Caliph’ al-Baghdadi Poisoned; Condition Critical

by **Ponee** Mon Oct 03, 2016 10:33 am

Al-Baghdadi (Photo : Getty Images)

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the self-styled "caliph" of the Islamic State formed by the terrorist group ISIL, is reportedly in serious condition after having been poisoned in an assassination attempt, according to Iraqi and Russian media.

The murderous al-Baghdadi had eaten poisoned food along with three other top ISIL commanders in the Be'aaj district, located southwest of Nineveh.

"There were intelligence reports that Daesh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and three leading commanders consumed food containing poison," said Arabic-language Iraqi Media News Agency, WAA, citing an informed source.

The source said the four men, including al-Baghdadi, are "suffering from severe poisoning" and are being treated at an unknown location.

ISIL, also known by the derogatory Arab word Daesh has launched a wave of arrests to find those responsible for poisoning al-Baghdadi.

ISIL refuses to be labeled Daesh because this word sounds similar to the Arabic words "Daes" or "one who crushes something underfoot" and "Dahes," which, translated, means "one who sows discord."
The notorious ISIL caliph has been reported killed before, the last being this June when he was said to have died of his wounds from a U.S. air strike in Raqqa, capital of the Islamic State. While surviving this attack, Al-Baghdadi was severely injured in this drone strike.
The poisoning of al-Baghdadi comes at an ill moment from ISIL since the Iraqi Army, its militia allies and the U.S. are set to launch an offensive to seize the ISIL-held city of Mosul this month. Mosul is the last city ISIL occupies in Iraq.
The fall of Mosul will set the stage for a campaign to take Raqqa in Syria by 2017. The fall of Raqqa will mean an end to organized ISIL resistance in Iraq and Syria.
The United States is deploying 600 more of its soldiers to Iraq to support the Iraqi army's forthcoming offensive against the city of Mosul this month. The additional 600 men will bring the total number of U.S. soldiers in Iraq to over 5,100.

Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Iraqi forces will be ready to recapture Mosul by early October. The Americans will assist Iraqi and Kurdish forces that will lead the fight to retake Mosul and ISIL's shrinking territory in Iraq.
American attack aircraft are currently softening up Mosul with almost daily air strikes against ISIL positions and troop concentrations.

The U.S. military is planning an offensive against Mosul, a Sunni city, in stages. In early October, the Iraqi Army and its militia allies will retake northern Nineveh province from ISIL with the final battle in Mosul at month-end. Experts believe the rising number of aerial attacks supports the upcoming effort by the U.S. and Iraq to retake Mosul.

Mosul had a population of two million in its metropolitan area before ISIL seized the city in June 2014. Mosul is probably defended by 4,000 ISIL fighters, who are turning the city into a killing zone packed with IEDs and booby traps.

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by **Ponee** Mon Oct 03, 2016 10:36 am

ISIS ringleader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is reportedly seriously ill after having his food poisoned by an assassin.

Meals prepared for the ISIS leader and three other commanders of the terrorist organisation were allegedly poisoned in the Be'aaj district, southwest of Nineveh.
A source told Iraqi news agency WAA the four are suffering from 'severe poisoning' and 'have been transferred to an unknown location under strict measures.'

The terror group have reportedly launched a campaign of arrests to track down those responsible.

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ISIS ringleader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is reportedly seriously ill after having his food poisoned

Baghdadi is credited with transforming the breakaway al-Qaeda group turning it into the independent ISIS group that is arguably the most powerful and wealthiest jihadist organisation in the world.

Under his leadership, the group spearheaded a militant offensive that expanded into Syria in 2013 and which later overran much of Iraq's Sunni Arab heartland

Baghdadi has reportedly been wounded multiple times.
Earlier this year there were reports he had been killed by US-led coalition air strikes, but they turned out to be inaccurate.

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Baghdadi is credited with transforming the breakaway al-Qaeda group turning it into the independent ISIS group

Baghdadi - whose real name is Ibrahim Awad Ibrahim - is thought to have been born in Samarra, north of Baghdad, in 1971.

Reports suggest he was a cleric in a mosque in the city around the time of the US-led invasion in 2003.

Some believe he was already a militant jihadist during the rule of Saddam Hussein.
Others believe he was radicalised during the four years he was held at Camp Bucca, a US facility in southern Iraq where many al-Qaeda commanders were detained.
In October 2011, the US officially designated Baghdadi as 'terrorist' and offered a $10million reward for information leading to his capture or death.

Under Baghdadi's leadership ISIS thugs have shocked the world with their sadistic and savage murder of thousands of people in the Middle East and Europe.
He prefers to shun the spotlight for an aura of mystery that adds to his appeal, in direct contrast to the likes of Osama bin Laden, who regularly appeared in videos sprouting hate messages and was internationally known long before 9/11.

As well as the uncertainty surrounding his true identity, his whereabouts are also unclear.

Although there were reports he was in Raqqa in Syria - the ISIS stronghold - those reports are unconfirmed.

News of his poisoning comes as Iraqi media claimed 16 jihadis - including senior ISIS leaders - were killed when a malfunction caused an explosive belt to explode.
It detonated during a high-level meeting in Hawija, between Mosul and Baghdad, it was reported.

Al-Sumaria Iraqi media outlet reported: 'A number of the ISIS members were wearing explosive belts during the meeting, and the explosion took place due to a defect in one of them.

'The meeting was held to prepare for an attack on the positions of the security forces in Hamrin Mountains, al-Zawiya area and Ajil area in Salahuddin Province.'

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ISIS ringleader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is reportedly seriously ill after having his food poisoned by an assassin.