Iraq's Air Force claim to have hit a military convoy carrying the leader of Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Iraq.
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| A military statement claimed the strike had taken place in the Iraqi province of Anbar and that it was unclear if al-Baghdadi had been killed |
A
military statement claimed the strike had taken place in the Iraqi
province of Anbar but admitted it was unclear if al-Baghdadi had been
killed.
It
is thought Iraqi jets targeted the convoy as it was travelling for a
meeting close to the Syrian border in Western Anbar today.
The
location of the meeting was also targeted by the Iraqi Air Force, who
claimed 'many of the group's leaders were killed and wounded'.
Iraqi air
forces have bombed the convoy of the terrorist Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
while he was heading to Karabla to attend a meeting with Daesh
commanders', the statement read.
'The location of the meeting was also bombed and many of the group's leaders were killed and wounded.
Fate of
murderer al-Baghdadi is unknown and he was carried away by a vehicle.
His health condition is still unclear,' the military said.
Karabla
is located on the Euphrates river barely five kilometres (three miles)
from the border with Syria. The statement did not make clear when the
strike was carried out.
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| Stories of his death have been reported before, including unsubstantiated claims that he had been left incapacitated and overthrown as leader of the jihadi group |
Iraq's
defence ministry spokesman has reportedly confirmed that it is unclear
if the convoy was definitely carrying al-Baghdadi at the time.
Stories
of his death have been reported before, including unsubstantiated
claims that he had been left incapacitated and overthrown as leader of
the jihadi group.
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