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    Islamic State has lost 90 percent of its territory in Iraq and Syria; So where is Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi?

    by Alexandra Zavis, Los Angeles Times Nov 11, 2017 3 minutes

    IRBIL, Iraq_As an array of local and international forces close in on Islamic State's last redoubts in Syria and Iraq, the whereabouts of the extremist group's secretive leader remain a mystery.

    A media outlet linked to the Syrian military reported Friday that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had been spotted in the eastern town of Bukamal during a recent offensive to recapture Islamic State's last urban stronghold in Syria. But al-Baghdadi sightings have been reported before. So has his death.

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