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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic State (ISIS), in this still image taken from an online video. (Credit: IG)
Though the country's foreign minister later said there was not "100 percent confirmation," the Russian military on Friday claimed it may have killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic State (ISIS), with an airstrike in Syria last month.
If confirmed, al-Baghdadi's death could be major blow to ISIS as its two remaining strongholds in Mosul, Iraq and Raqqa, Syria are both under bombardment. As both U.S. coalition forces and the Russian, who are backing the Syrian government against ISIS and other rebel forces, have committed to the destruction of ISIS, civilians have been caught in the crossfire since the militant group seized territory in both Iraq and Syria in 2014.
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Though the country's foreign minister later said there was not "100 percent confirmation," the Russian military on Friday claimed it may have killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic State (ISIS), with an airstrike in Syria last month.
If confirmed, al-Baghdadi's death could be major blow to ISIS as its two remaining strongholds in Mosul, Iraq and Raqqa, Syria are both under bombardment. As both U.S. coalition forces and the Russian, who are backing the Syrian government against ISIS and other rebel forces, have committed to the destruction of ISIS, civilians have been caught in the crossfire since the militant group seized territory in both Iraq and Syria in 2014.
Though the country's foreign minister later said there was not "100 percent confirmation," the Russian military on Friday claimed it may have killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic State (ISIS), with an airstrike in Syria last month.
If confirmed, al-Baghdadi's death could be major blow to ISIS as its two remaining strongholds in Mosul, Iraq and Raqqa, Syria are both under bombardment. As both U.S. coalition forces and the Russian, who are backing the Syrian government against ISIS and other rebel forces, have committed to the destruction of ISIS, civilians have been caught in the crossfire since the militant group seized territory in both Iraq and Syria in 2014.