Two separate reports claimed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of ISIS, is in a stretch of land inside Iraq and within easy reach of British jets or even SAS soldiers.
His slaying would be a considerable blow to the terror organisation just months after the ISIS chief claimed it was "thriving" despite the international forces pounding key strongholds both in Syria and in Iraq.
Earlier this month pictures of al-Baghdadi in a mosque in Faluja - just a few miles from Baghdad - were circulated by his followers although it is unclear when they were taken.
Separate reports have placed him somewhere in between Ramadi and Mosul - a 200 mile stretch within proximity to where British special forces are believed to be in Iraq.
Iraq itself has now thrown a spotlight on his sister-in-law, an attractive 24-year-old, who is in a Kurdish prison serving five years of a potential life sentence for her role in suicide bombings.
Reports from the prison suggest privileges she has received behind bars are part of a deal struck with Kurdish authorities who are anxious to track down al-Baghdadi.
Duaa Amid Ibrahim is the sister of one of Al Baghdadi's three wives - Al Dulaimi - who he divorced just before 2013 when he broke away from Al Qaeda, formerly led by Osama bin Laden.
As reported by Express in December, the Lebanese Army detained Al Baghdadi's wife and son as they caught them at an army road block.
Al Dulaimi was released late last year in a prisoner exchange in which the Lebanese government brought back its soldiers imprisoned by Al Nusra Front, Al Qaeda's Syrian arm and the now arch enemy of ISIS.
Some questioned whether she had given critical information to the authorities about Baghdadi, although sources told media she "held out well under interrogation".
However, the same is unlikely for her younger sister in prison in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, where she is held by Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) security forces since she was caught entering the capital with a suicide vest.
Security sources claim they are making ground on getting information as to the whereabouts of Baghdadi in Iraq and could be about to launch an attack on the terror chief.
A Kurdish official said: "We're getting some more source information, but it is not easy to find him."
But authorities would not say what, if any, information specifically has provided about her brother-in-law, Express reported.
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