Islamic State Leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi ‘Killed By Russian Military’

Islamic State Leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi ‘Killed By Russian Military’
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The Russian military claims it has killed the leader of the Islamic State group in an airstrike.

The ministry said on Friday that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a Russian strike in late May along with other senior group commanders.

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This 2014 photo shows an image grab from a propaganda video allegedly showing leader of the Islamic State jihadist group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
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