(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Iraqi government has not yet been able to confirm the authenticity of the ISIS leader Abubakr al-Baghdadi's new order in which he asks his followers to hide and flee to mountainous areas.
The spokesperson for the Iraqi joint operations, Brigadier General Yahya Rasoul, said on Wednesday that the government has not yet confirmed the authenticity of Baghdadi's letter to his supporters and that he cannot make any statements about it, noting that "the Iraqi intelligence services are still monitoring the movements of Abubakr al-Baghdadi."
He added that "if we discover Baghdadi's whereabouts, we will take immediate actions to arrest or eliminate him."
He said the ISIS organization has suffered a huge defeat at the hands of the Iraqi forces.
The Iraqi channel Sumeria News, quoting a local source in Nineveh province, recently said that the leader of the ISIS organization has ordered his followers to hide and flee to the mountainous areas.
The official stated that Baghdadi has admitted defeat in the recent fighting, and his message is his farewell to his followers.
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2 March 2017 - 11:46
News ID: 815134
Iraqi government has not yet been able to confirm the authenticity of the ISIS leader Abubakr al-Baghdadi's new order in which he asks his followers to hide and flee to mountainous areas.
