ISIL’s Al Baghdadi flees Iraq for Syria as U.S. steps up air strikes

ISIL’s Al Baghdadi flees Iraq for Syria as U.S. steps up air strikes

Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — The commander of Islamic State of Iraq and Levant was said to have fled Iraq amid U.S. air strikes on Kurdistan. Officials said ISIL commander Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi left his headquarters in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul around Aug. 10. They said Al Baghdadi, a nomme de guerre, […]