Russian defence ministry says Islamic State leader may have been killed in Syria

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16.06.2017, 12:54

An air strike may have killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Islamic State leader, and up to 330 other fighters on 28 May, BBC reports referring to Russia’s defence ministry.

Russian defence ministry says Islamic State leader may have been killed in Syria

YEREVAN, June 16. /ARKA/. An air strike may have killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Islamic State leader, and up to 330 other fighters on 28 May, BBC reports referring to Russia’s defence ministry.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40300164

It said the raid had targeted a meeting of the IS military council in the group's de-facto capital of Raqqa, in northern Syria.

There have been a number of previous reports of Baghdadi's death, which have not been confirmed. --0---

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