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ISIS leader 'kills himself and two wives after detonating suicide vest in firefight with US special forces in Syria

The ISIS leader has been in hiding for years. [Image: AFP, Getty Images]

ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed after a US special forces raid, according to reports.

Donald Trump is said to have ordered the mission in northern Syria.  

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