U.S. offers $25 million reward for information on Islamic State leader

The United States on Friday more than doubled its previous reward for information on Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, offering $25 million (£20 million) for information that would help locate, arrest or convict the head of the jihadist group. Baghdadi, an Iraqi whose real name is Ibrahim al-Samarrai, declared himself the caliph of a huge swath of Iraq and Syria two years ago. Kurdish officials believe that growing pressure resulting from a coalition military assault on Mosul is c