MNA � A representative of the Democratic Party of Kurdistan in Mosul, Said Mamuziny, told Sputnik Turkey that the leader of ISIL, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has escaped the Iraqi city of Mosul as the fall of the city nears.


Al-Baghdadi has allegedly fled to�the Syrian border. It is reported that only four quarters of�Mosul are currently under�ISIL control. The rest of�the city has been liberated.

Mamuziny told Sputnik Turkey, �Baghdadi has fled from�Mosul toward�the Syrian border. Presumably he is in�the area between�Deir ez-Zor and the Iraqi border. Many emirs of�Daesh are also fleeing the city. One of�the emirs, who is of�Danish descent, Bely Tan Musuli, was killed in�the Muhendis quarter.�

The representative further said that another emir of�ISIL, a citizen of�Denmark named Humany, has managed to�escape from�Mosul.

However, most of�the foreign emirs and militants of�ISIL�have been liquidated.

�Some mix with�the local population and try to�sneak out�from the city. There are those who manage to�escape to�Syria. When government forces liberate new quarters in�the city, the terrorists shave their beards, dress in�civilian clothes and flee,� Mamuziny said.

He added that before�fleeing Mosul, the terrorists destroy all documents and papers relating to�the activities of�the organization.

The US-led coalition and Iraqi forces began the offensive to�liberate Mosul from�ISIL�in�October 2016 and freed the city�s eastern part in�late January. The following�month Iraqi forces continued the operation to�liberate the western part of�Mosul.