October 17, 2026 06:20 am (IST)
ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi 'seriously wounded' in Coalition air strike
Baghdad, Apr 21 (IBNS): ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been seriously injured in an air strike, media reports said.
He was wounded by an attack from the US-led coalition.
The attack happened while he was travelling in a three-car convoy in March in Nineveh in Iraq.
At first his chances of survival were reportedly low, but he survived.
According to reports, he is slowly recovering.
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