Al-Baghdadi's death: the rise and fall of the leader of Islamic State

Aftermath of the attack that reportedly kill al-Baghdadi near the village of Barisha, Syria. Yahya Nemah/EPA

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of Islamic State (IS), is dead.

Aftermath of the attack that reportedly kill al-Baghdadi near the village of Barisha, Syria. Yahya Nemah/EPA

After US special forces raided his safe house in Idlib province in north-west Syria, Baghdadi reportedly fled and detonated a suicide vest, killing himself and three of his children.

A street in the old quarter of Mosul, destroyed during the battle with IS. EPA