Russia says may have killed IS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
 

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/up...1114_print.jpg MOSCOW: The Russian army on Friday said it was seeking to verify whether Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed when its warplanes hit the group’s leaders in a night raid in Syria last month.

The United States said it could **t immediately confirm whether Baghdadi, the undisputed leader of global jihadism, was dead.

The elusive Iraqi-born Islamist is the world’s most-wanted man and has **t been seen in public since proclaiming himself "caliph" in the Iraqi city of Mosul three years ago.

Russia’s army said Sukhoi warplanes carried out the 10-minute raid at a location near the IS stronghold of Raqa, where group leaders had gathered to plan a pullout from the area.

"Senior commanders of the military groups of the so-called IS military council, 30 mid-ranking field commanders and up to 300 militants who provided security for them were eliminated," the army’s statement said.

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