Russian army says may have killed IS chief: media

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This file image taken from a propaganda video released on July 5, 2014 by al-Furqan Media allegedly shows the leader of the Islamic State  jihadist group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, aka Caliph Ibrahim, addressing worshippers at a mosque in the militant-held northern Iraqi city of Mosul./ AFP / Al-Furqan media / 

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — The Russian army on Friday said it had struck a meeting of Islamic State leaders in Syria on May 28 and was trying to verify whether the group’s leader had been killed, news agencies said on Friday.

In a statement, the army said the attack took place near the IS stronghold of Raqa “which was also attended by IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi,” the media reported, adding that the military was trying to verify “by various means” whether he had been killed.

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