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General Category => World News => Topic started by: EC on June 16, 2017, 08:14:42 am
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The Russian Defense Ministry stated Friday that the Russian aerospace forces' strike conducted on May 28, allegedly killed Daesh leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi south of Raqqa. The verification is ongoing.
The ministry said its Su-34 strike aircraft and Su-35 multirole fighter attacked a so-called Daesh military council south of its stronghold of Raqqa in northern Syria on May 28.
"According to information that is checked through various channels, IS [Daesh] leader Ibrahim Abu-Bakr al-Baghdadi, who was killed as a result of the strike, was also present at the meeting," the ministry said in a statement.
"As a result of the Su-35 and Su-34 airstrikes, high-ranking commanders of the terrorist groups who were part of the so-called IS military council, as well as about 30 mid-level field commanders and up to 300 militants of their personal security, have been killed," the ministry said in a statement.
The "military council," according to information obtained by the ministry, was said to have gathered to discuss an exit plan from the Daesh stronghold of Raqqa through the "southern corridor."
More: https://sputniknews.com/military/201706161054683835-russia-strike-raqqa-daesh/
If true, it explains the scum's sudden and forceful expansion into Afghanistan. Al Bagdhadi didn't support that bolthole, preferring to move west.
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Yes, this story has been in the pipeline for about a day.
U.S.-led anti-IS coalition cannot confirm Russian report on Baghdadi
The U.S.-led coalition battling Islamic State said on Friday it could not confirm a Russian report that the leader of the jihadist group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, may have been killed in a Russian air strike in Syria.
"We cannot confirm," coalition spokesman Colonel John Dorrian told Reuters.
http://in.reuters.com/article/mideast-crisis-russia-usa-idINKBN1970SZ
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Russia claims it has killed Islamic State leader al-Baghdadi
By Associated Press
06/16/2017 06:14 AM EDT
Russia claimed Friday it killed the leader of the Islamic State group in an airstrike targeting a meeting of IS leaders just outside the group's de facto capital in Syria.
The Russian Defense Ministry said Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a Russian strike in late May along with other senior group commanders.
There had been previous reports of al-Baghdadi being killed but they did not turn out to be true. The IS leader last released an audio on Nov. 3, urging his followers to keep up the fight for Mosul as they defend the city against a major offensive that began weeks earlier.
more
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/16/russia-claims-it-has-killed-is-leader-al-baghdadi-239626
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It was reported once before, he was badly injured, as in possible paralysis of the back. It was also reported once before that he had been poisoned. I also see, it was previously reported he was killed. So, we will see.
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Yeah - it's definitely a report to be taken with a few grains of salt.
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Russian Military Claims They Killed ISIS Leader Abu al-Baghdadi – Release Images of ISIS Command Post
Jim Hoft Jun 16th, 2017 8:17 am 4 Comments
The Russian military reported on Friday they believe they killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
The Russian military released images of the Islamic State’s command post where the leadership meeting took place in al-Raqqa, Syria.
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/06/russian-military-claims-killed-isis-leader-abu-al-baghdadi-release-images-isis-leaders-compound/