Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi 'incapacitated by spinal injuries after US air strike in Iraq'
The leader of Isis has been “incapacitated” by a spinal injuries sustained in a US air strike in Iraq, a report has claimed, The Independent says.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is rarely seen in public and initial reports that he was wounded on 18 March have been disputed.
Sources said to be close to the so-called Islamic State have now told the Guardian that his injuries mean he will not be able to resume leadership of the group
That post has reportedly been passed to Abu Alaa Afri, although he has not been named “caliph.”
The Guardian reports that al-Baghdadi is being treated in a hideout by two doctors from Isis’ stronghold of Mosul who are said to be “strong ideological supporters of the group.”