10 moments
Birth in Samarra
· Samarra, Saladin Governorate, Iraq
Wikimedia Commons · This work was first published in Iraq and is now in the public domain because its copyright protection has expired by virtue of the Law No. 3 of 1971 on Copyright, amended 2004 by Order No. 83, Amendment to the Copyright Law. · file Baghdadi was born in Samarra, Iraq.
Detention at Camp Bucca
· Camp Bucca, near Umm Qasr, Basra Governorate, Iraq
Wikimedia Commons · This file is a work of a U.S. Army soldier or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States. · file Following his arrest, Baghdadi was held as a civilian internee at the U.S.-run Camp Bucca detention facility in southern Iraq before his December release. The cited report identifies the prison as Camp Bucca; the date is recorded at year precision because the card summarizes the detention period.
Residence in Tobchi
· Tobchi, Baghdad, Iraq
He had lived for more than a decade in a room attached to a mosque in Tobchi, a western Baghdad neighborhood; 2004 is the documented endpoint of that residence. Coordinate is a representative point for the Tobchi neighborhood; the mosque is not identified.
Arrest near Fallujah
· Fallujah area, Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq
U.S. forces arrested Baghdadi while he was visiting the home of a former student friend near Fallujah. Sources disagree whether the arrest was on 2 or 4 February. Day is disputed in the cited account; coordinates represent Fallujah because the friend's home is not identified.
Caliphate sermon at the Great Mosque of al-Nuri
· Great Mosque of al-Nuri, Mosul, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq
Baghdadi made his best-documented public appearance, addressing a congregation during Friday prayers in Mosul after the Islamic State's declaration of a caliphate.
Reported departure from Raqqa
· Raqqa, Raqqa Governorate, Syria
A contemporary report stated that, after injuries and coalition bombing, Baghdadi fled Raqqa, then the Islamic State's capital, for Mosul. Presence and movement are reported rather than independently confirmed; coordinates represent Raqqa city.
Reported refuge in Mosul
· Mosul, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq
The same October 2014 report placed Baghdadi in Mosul after his departure from Raqqa, illustrating his reported movement between the group's principal Syrian and Iraqi urban centers. Reported, not independently confirmed. Coordinates represent central Mosul rather than a documented safe house.
Travel to Dashisha
· Al-Dashisha, Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria
The same survivor account reported that Baghdadi moved from Hajin to Dashisha, a border town in northeastern Syria, where the survivor was held at his father-in-law's home. The movement is derived from a survivor account; the year is supported by its late-2017 chronology.
Week-long stay in Hajin
· Hajin, Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria
A Yazidi survivor's account reported that Baghdadi and his party stayed for about a week in Hajin after abandoning an attempted flight toward Idlib in late 2017. The account places the stay after an attempted escape to Idlib in late 2017; no more precise date is supported.
Death during the Barisha raid
· Baghdadi compound near Barisha, Harem District, Idlib Governorate, Syria
Wikimedia Commons · This file is a work of a U.S. military or Department of Defense employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the file is in the public domain in the United States. · file U.S. forces raided Baghdadi's compound outside Barisha. He died after detonating a suicide belt while fleeing into a tunnel. Coordinates identify the documented raid compound, about 300 metres outside Barisha; the operation occurred across 26–27 October 2019 and his recorded death date is 27 October.