Islamic State supreme leader’s speech admits defeat in Mosul

Daesh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has acknowledged the terrorist group’s defeat in Iraq, urging his supporters to take refuge in the country’s mountainous regions, independent Iraqi news network Alsumaria reported.

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the infamous terrorist group Daesh (ISIL/ISIS), gave a speech in which he admitted that his organization had suffered defeat in recent hostilities in Iraq, the independent Iraqi news network Alsumaria quoted a source in Nineveh province as saying on Wednesday.

Al-Baghdadi’s speech came amid reports that Daesh commanders based in the western part of Iraq’s Mosul are fleeing the city.

“Calling his speech a farewell address, al-Baghdadi circulated it among Daesh preachers and explained what was going on with the group. The preachers started talking about the defeats Daesh is suffering in Nineveh province and other parts of Iraq,” the source said.