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Russia Raises Doubt Over Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's "Umpteenth Death"

"The defence ministry does not have reliable information about the actions of the US army in the Idlib 'de-escalation' zone... concerning the umpteenth 'death'" of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, defence ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said in a statement.

Russia Raises Doubt Over Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's 'Umpteenth Death'

Donald Trump announced that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had been killed in a night time US raid

Moscow, Russia:

Russia raised doubts on Sunday over the "umpteenth death" of ISIS terrorist Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who has been reported killed several times since 2014.

"The defence ministry does not have reliable information about the actions of the US army in the Idlib 'de-escalation' zone... concerning the umpteenth 'death'" of Baghdadi, defence ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said in a statement.

US President Donald Trump announced that Baghdadi had been killed in a night time US raid deep inside northwestern Syria.



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