al-Bagdhadi has reportedly died from injuries one week after a US air strike

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The leading mastermind behind the lowlife terror group is believed to have died from his injuries a week after being blasted by the strike.

The self-declared caliph's death was announced by al-Amaq, a news agency linked to ISIS – also known as Daesh.

They said: “Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed by coalition air strikes in Raqqa on the fifth day of Ramadan.”

There have been conflicting reports over the location of his death, with sources split between the ISIS strongholds of Raqqa and Mosul.