Reports: Leader Of The Islamic State Has Fled To Libya

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi © Social Media Website via Reuters TV / Reuters

Daily Mail: Has ISIS leader escaped to Libya? Sources claim Al-Baghdadi has fled to Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte after being treated in Turkey following air strike on his convoy


* Self-declared Caliph narrowly escaped Iraqi air strike on convoy in October
* Taken to the Syrian stronghold Raqqa for life-saving surgery, claims report
* He was smuggled into Turkey for further medical treatment, sources allege
* Has now travelled to the Libyan city of Sirte amid fears net was closing in

ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has reportedly fled to Libya after he narrowly escaped an airstrike in Iraq.

The self-declared Caliph is believed to have moved to the group's North African stronghold of Sirte, the hometown of late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, according to reports.

Iranian news agency FARS claims Baghdadi was taken to Turkey for treatment after suffering serious injuries in an air strike in October by Iraq's air force in Western Anbar province.

WNU Editor: I would be surprised if he was in Libya. But no one is really sure on where he is .... and that is why these stories are making the rounds.

More News On Reports That the Leader Of The Islamic State Has Fled To Libya

Africa's Newest Refugee? Daesh Leader Flees for Gaddafi's Hometown in Libya -- Sputnik
ISIS leader 'flees to Libya after narrowly avoiding air strike in Iraq' -- The Sun
ISIS leader 'safe in Libya' after fleeing British airstrikes on Syria -- Daily Star
Al-Baghdadi 'in Sirte after treatment in Turkey', Fars -- ANSA