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The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has claimed to have confirmed information that indicates the Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead. Russia's Defense Ministry said in mid-June that it may have killed Baghdadi in an airstrike in late May:
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told Reuters on Tuesday that it had "confirmed information" that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed.
The report came just days after the Iraqi army recaptured the last sectors of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, which Baghdadi's forces overran almost exactly three years ago.
Russia's Defence Ministry said in June that it might have killed Baghdadi when one of its air strikes hit a gathering of Islamic State commanders on the outskirts of the Syrian city of Raqqa. But Washington said it could not corroborate the death and Western and Iraqi officials have been skeptical.
Reuters could not independently verify Baghdadi's death.
A top U.S. general sees no evidence that Baghdadi is alive:
The top American commander in the fight against the Islamic State said Tuesday that the elusive leader of the terrorist group, who has been hunted for years, may finally appear to be, well, no longer alive. Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend didn't go so far as to say that he believes Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead, but he did acknowledge in a briefing with Pentagon reporters that he has not seen evidence that he is still around.
"I really don't know. ... I don't have reason to believe that he's alive. I don't have proof of life," Townsend said — the furthest U.S. officials have gone in the wake of repeated reports that the terrorist leader has been taken out.
Reuters notes that Baghdadi "has frequently been reported killed or wounded" since 2014.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 12 2017, @06:39AM (6 children)
The founder died long ago; someone even more evil kills his way to the top whenever the Dear Leader dies.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 12 2017, @02:11PM (1 child)
Last time I checked Barry was very much alive.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 12 2017, @04:08PM
You are mistaken, Flounder just died...(ducks).
(Score: 2) by takyon on Wednesday July 12 2017, @02:34PM (3 children)
Um... I thought Barack Obama was the founder of ISIS. Heck, the U.S. President Donald John Trump was the one who said it!
Can you believe that they let the founder of ISIS live unmolested in Washington, D.C.? What's more, the taxpayers pay for his bodyguards! :^)
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(Score: 2) by bob_super on Wednesday July 12 2017, @04:20PM (1 child)
Do Obama bodyguards get to beat up US protesters, or is that a privilege left to real presidents like the Turkish one?
(Score: 2) by takyon on Wednesday July 12 2017, @06:06PM
1. Find the closest accessible sidewalk to Obama's home.
2. Protest there.
3. ???
4. Settlement?
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(Score: 2) by stretch611 on Wednesday July 12 2017, @04:36PM
Nope, Mallory Archer is the head and founder of ISIS.
http://archer.wikia.com/wiki/ISIS [wikia.com]
Now with 5 covid vaccine shots/boosters altering my DNA :P