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He was covering the major battle for mosul that took place in iraq. he has spoken to many of the former fighters of the isis network, as well as their wives and children. ben, this is a perfect time to sort of ask you what the death of al baghdadi would signify and how is this going to impact isis which as we know exists mostly as an ideology. >> reporter: it is highly significant that the leader of the organization has been killed. but isis is more than just an ideology. it no longer controls any significant territory in syria, in iraq. where just a few years ago it ruled over the size of bri...