Hiding in Idlib

Baghdadi has been in hiding for years, and was widely expected to be holding up in desert areas of eastern Syria or Iraq. That he has apparently been found in Idlib comes as a surprise.

Iraq reportedly handed Washington information he was there two months ago.

Idlib, which is predominantly controlled by militant group Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham and regularly bombed by Russia and the Syrian government, has seen several raids on al-Qaeda and IS-linked groups.

Video and photographs of the compound attacked overnight show it totally levelled.