Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Speculation Grows That Islamic State Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Was Killed In A U.S. Airstrike

The United States cannot yet confirm whether the commender of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. (Photo courtesy: Youtube)

White House ‘Can’t Confirm’ Status Of ISIS’ Baghdadi -- Al Arabiya

The United States cannot yet confirm whether the commander of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed or wounded in Iraq following an air strike near the city of Falluja, a White House spokesman said on Tuesday, according to Reuters news agency.

Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes was speaking on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Beijing.

There have been contradictory accounts out of Iraq following U.S. air strikes on Friday night about whether Baghdadi was wounded.

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More News On Reports That Islamic State Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Was Killed This Weekend In A U.S. Airstrike

Pentagon can't confirm fate of IS leader -- AFP
Condition Of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Islamic State Leader, In Doubt After Airstrike -- CBC/Reuters
No info if Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in the strikes on ISIL, says US -- DNA
Fate of Al Baghdadi remains unknown -- Gulf News
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: Wounded, dead or missed entirely by U.S. airstrikes? -- Terrence McCoy, Washington Post
ISIS leader al-Baghdadi was not targeted by US, says Pentagon -- AP

Update #1: It looks like he was killed .... ISIS Twitter Account Confirms Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi’s Death (Jewish News)

Update #2: ISIS Conspiracy? Jihadists Media Confirms Baghdadi's Death but Shows Another Militant's Body -- IBTimes

1 comment:

Buick93 said...

Rot in hell, fucker.