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USA unable to confirm reports of Islamic State leader's death

USA unable to confirm reports of Islamic State leader's death

India Blooms News Service | | 14 Jun 2016, 09:52 pm
Washington, June 14 (IBNS): Amid reports, the US on Tuesday could not confirm the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi during a US airstrike.

Army Col. Chris Garver, the top spokesman for the coalition in Iraq, told USA TODAY he was aware of the reports from the Islamic news agency AlhlulBayt and other sources.

Garver told USA TODAY, if true, al-Baghdadi's death would be welcome news but would not signal the end of the fight against the terrorist group.

"AlhlulBayt reported the militant leader was killed Sunday in an airstrike in the Raqqa, Syria, the Islamic State's de facto capital," reported the American daily.

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