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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dead: Russia says it may have killed Isis leader in Raqqa air strike

12:15, Friday, 16 June, 2017
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dead: Russia says it may have killed Isis leader in Raqqa air strike

The Russian defence ministry says it believes it may have killed the Isis leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi in an air strike south of Raqqa, Syria. In a statement, the ministry said it was still seeking confirmation following the strike in late May.
     The air strike targeted a meeting of Isis leaders on 28 May, Russian news agencies cited the defence ministry as saying.
     "According to the information which is now being checked via various channels, Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who was eliminated by the air strike, was also present at the meeting," RIA news agency quoted the ministry as saying.

Source: interfax.ru
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