September 6,
2014 by Abdelhak Mamoun No
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Unverified
photo of allegedly deceased ISIS leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
(IraqiNews.com)
Thousands of social media users are distributing an unverified photo which
claims to show the body of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi after he was
purportedly killed by US air strikes after three senior members of ISIS,
including an aide to al-Baghdadi were also killed by US air strikes. The death
of the three senior members and aide to al-Baghdadi were confirmed by a senior
Iraqi security official when interviewed by NBC News on Thursday.
The strike on
the ISIS stronghold of Mosul killed Abu Hajar Al-Sufi, an aide to Abu Bakr
al-Baghdadi, as well as an explosives operative and the military leader of
nearby Tal Afar, the source said on condition of anonymity. Al Arabiya cited
the Iraqi Defense Ministry saying Baghdadi’s aide had been killed.
Pentagon
Spokesman Col. Steve Warren could not confirm the deaths and said ISIS leaders
had not been targeted. But he added that if ISIS leaders were embedded “inside
troop formations they are likely to be killed.” The U.S. has been carrying out
airstrikes across north Iraq after the brutal terrorists of ISIS gained ground
in a murderous sweep in June.
A number
of news outlets and websites have published the unverified photo
and news about the death of al-Baghdadi by US airstrikes. IraqiNews.com
has been unable to verify the photo and claim that al-Baghdadi was killed.
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