Russian military says its air strike may have killed IS pioneer Baghdadi in Raqqa: Reports
Friday, June 16, 2017 IST
Russian military says its air strike may have killed IS pioneer Baghdadi in Raqqa: Reports
Russia's defence ministry said on Friday it was checking data that a Russian air strike close to the Syrian city of Raqqa may have killed Islamic State pioneer Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in late May, Russian news organizations announced.
The air strike, directed a meeting of IS pioneers and was completed on May 28, the organizations refered to the ministry as saying.
"As per the data which is currently being checked by means of different channels, Islamic State pioneer Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who was dispensed with by the air strike, was additionally present at the meeting," RIA news organization cited the ministry as saying.
Related Topics
Trending News & Articles
ALMATY: Hour upon hour, day upon day, Omir Bekali and other detainees in far western China's new indoctrination camps had to disavow the...
Recently posted . 212K views . 1 min read
If you have payed attention to the belly buttons of people on the beach or the members of your family, you have probably noticed that they have different shapes and...
Recently posted . 10K views . 2 min read
The Langya henipavirus has a place with a similar group of infections, including Nipah, which is known to kill up to 3/4 of people in extreme cases.
Recently posted . 5K views . 1 min read
Queen's death: The eldest of her four children, Charles, Prince of Wales, who at 73 was the oldest heir apparent in British history, became king immediately...
Recently posted . 5K views . 1 min read
More in Global
Speeding cars are a menace in traffic. On highways, we can expect cars speeding up but, at least, in front of hospitals and schools, common decency dictates that we...
Recently posted. 827 views . 3 min read
Have You Ever Wondered...
-- Who invented grammar?
-- What is grammar?
Recently posted. 637 views . 1 min read
The crocodile had eaten one of the woman's hands and most of her abdomen was missing.
Recently posted. 737 views . 0 min read
Recently posted . 1K views
Recently posted . 1K views
Recently posted . 5K views
Recently posted . 2K views
Recently posted . 4K views . 52 min read
Recently posted . 3K views . 99 min read
Men have often complained about there not being as much variety in products vis-a-vis clothes and accessories for them, as there tends to be for women.
Recently posted. 1K views . 1 min read
Age no bar, indeed.
HIGHLIGHTS
Chen says grandson introduced him to Pok...
Recently posted. 1K views . 3 min read