President Trump confirms the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi after a US raid in Syria. Follow live updates:
Analysis from CNN's Clarissa Ward in Kiev, Ukraine
The news that he was killed in Idlib province, in the northwest of the country, had many analysts scratching their heads. Idlib is under the control of Hayat Tahrir a Sham, a rebel group with ties to Al Qaeda. While the militant jihadist groups have plenty in common ideologically, for years years, ISIS and al Qaeda have been locked in bitter fighting in Syria. It would seem an unlikely hiding place for Baghdadi, particularly in a village just 3 miles from the Turkish border.
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