Baghdadi's whereabouts have been unknown for some time, although he was believed to be in Mosul in Iraq before a US-led coalition began an effort to reclaim the city in October 2016.
In muddo ah lama ogayn meesha uu ku nool yahay Baqdadi, inkastoo la rumaysanaa in uu ku sugnaa magaalada Mowsil ee dalka Ciraaq ka hor intii aysan xulafada uu Maraykanku hogaaminayo billaabin dagaalada ay dib ugu qabsanayaan bishii Oktoobar ee 2016kii.