trying to drive them from mosul and the area surrounding it. now we have heard from some paramilitary units that are responsible for clearing isis from towns and villages to the west of mosul. they have said they have intelligence leading them to believe baghdadi is in that area. this is northwest iraq between mosul and the syrian border. they say he's in a relatively small area between two towns that are only around an hour's drive apart. other members of this iraqi coalition don't necessarily agree. the iraqi defense ministry says the last it believed it had on baghdadi was when he left mosul shortly after this big offensive began, about a month ago. they say he went west but they don't know where he went after that. of course, he could have gone further west across the syrian border into isis-controlled syria. the kurds, the peshmerga force that makes up part of this operation, a senior officer with them has told us he doesn't believe baghdadi is in that area as these paramilitary groups