The defence secretary's comments come a month after the Russian military claimed they had hit a meeting Baghdadi was attending near Raqqa, Syria and that he?had possibly died in the strike

Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi still alive: US defence secretary

US?and Iraqi intelligence sources say the loss of territory in Mosul suggest the IS chief has abandoned the city

Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has abandoned Mosul: US intelligence

'Baghdadi is there and, if he is killed, it will mean the collapse of the whole [IS] system,' Fuad Hussein chief of staff to Barzani said

Islamic State chief Baghdadi trapped, surrounded in Mosul: Report

The US carried out an air strike targeting Adnani, a US defense official said after IS announced the leader had been killed

Islamic State propaganda chief killed in Syria's Aleppo

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Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi still alive: US defence secretary

Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has abandoned Mosul: US intelligence

Islamic State chief Baghdadi trapped, surrounded in Mosul: Report

Islamic State propaganda chief killed in Syria's Aleppo