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RUSSIA claimed yesterday that it may have killed Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in an air raid in Syria last month.
A Russian Defence Ministry statement said it had information suggesting Mr Baghdadi had attended a meeting with 30 Isis leaders near the death cult’s de-facto capital Raqqa which was hit by Russian jets on May 28.
“According to information, which is being verified via different channels, the meeting was also attended by Isis leader al-Baghdadi, who was eliminated in the strike,” the ministry said.
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