IS may soon launch an attack on Europe

London: The IS terrorists may soon launch a terror attack on the West in revenge for badly wounding its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi with an airstrike, The Mirror reported. The IS chief who reportedly is badly wounded with spinal injuries and being treated at a secret hideout by two loyal doctors, claimed it on Saturday.

And there are fears that to avenge their leader’s wounds his fighters are planning a huge attack somewhere in Europe, possibly in the UK.

There are even claims that Baghdadi may be fighting for his life and could therefore die from the attack, thought to have been planned by the American CIA. A western intelligence source told the Daily Mirror: “Baghdadi is a real figurehead and this is a significant blow against Islamic State.

“But he can be replaced and the group is by no means defeated — it represents a very real threat to the rest of the world and could set up an attack in Europe.

“They know that British pilots are flying air attacks and observation patrols against IS across Iraq so the UK is clearly at huge risk of an attack.”

Now one of Baghdadi’s closest aides Abu Alaa al-Afri, who has taken up operational control of the group, said the chief’s car was hit by a Hellfire missile on March 18 near al-Baaj, around 80 miles west of Mosul.