IFP- The ISIS terrorist group�s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who was said to be killed earlier this year, has reportedly fled from Iraq to Syria in a yellow taxi in a bid to avoid drawing suspicion.

An intelligence source claimed the terror group�s chief was hiding out in Rawa, northwestern Iraq, when troops entered Qaim some 50 miles away near the Syrian border.

Al-Baghdadi felt his presence in Rawa �threatened his life�, so he scampered over the border to Deir ez-Zor in a vehicle synonymous with the western world of New York City, Daily Mail reported.

The source was quoted by the Iraqi News as saying, �After Iraqi troops invaded Qaim, Baghdadi was aware that his presence in Rawa threatens his life.�

�In a yellow taxi, Baghdadi fled Iraq and headed to Syria. He is believed to have settled in Deir ez-Zor.�

�The ISIS leader insisted on taking a yellow cab in order not to be a source for doubts.�

Al-Baghdadi urged the remaining ISIS fighters in Qaim to carry on fighting the Iraqi troops, but the source said they �let him down and escaped in their personal cars to Syria.�