There are conflicting reports about whether the operation to kill the ISIL leader was successful.
The US Magazine Newsweek is citing a US Army official who says Baghdadi, who has been reported dead several times before, was killed.
The White House says President Donald Trump will make a statement.
Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid reports.
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