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This photo taken from the Russian Defense Ministry official web site on Friday, June 16, 2017, claims to show an aerial image at left of the ISIS headquarters on May 13, 2017, and an aerial image taken on May 29, at right, showing the same site following the Russian airstrike on May 28, 2017 on the outskirts of Raqqa, Syria. The sign at right reads Airstrike, the target destroyed. The sign on bottom right says The date of airstrike is May 28, 2017. Russia says it is verifying whether it killed Baghdadi. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service Photo via AP)

Moscow Revives Controversy over Baghdadi’s Fate

by Paula Astih and Youssef Diab | Jun 17, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Moscow revived on Friday the controversy over the fate of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi by announcing that its army might have killed him during an airstrike that targeted Syria’s Raqqa last month. However, Washington said it was uncertain about...

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Syrian men walk past the rubble of buildings destroyed in air strikes by regime forces on the rebel-held neighborhood of Tareeq al-Saad in Daraa city, on August 26, 2015. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMAD ABD ABAZID

ISIS Administered by 12-Member Committee Instead of Baghdadi

by Nazeer Rida | Jun 12, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- ISIS has limited the role of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and sent a 12-member leadership council to the Syrian territories under the name of “negotiating committee” to practically lead the terrorist organization, informed Syrian sources said on Sunday....

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ISIS Leader Al-Baghdadi – Reuters

Conflicting Reports about the Killing of ISIS Leader Baghdadi in Air Strike, Raqqa

by Najlaa Habriri | Jun 15, 2016 | Middle East

London: Media outlets had published yesterday reports about the killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the terrorist ISIS organization, in U.S. air strike in Raqqa, in the absence of any official confirmation from the U.S. Department of Defense. A U.S. Pentagon...