Report: Islamic State leader al-Baghdadi hurt in US-led strikes

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Ynet News:

Coalition airstrike targets a gathering of IS leaders in Iraqi province of Anbar; several other IS leaders said to have been wounded and killed.

Islamic State leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was said to be critically wounded in a US-led airstrike in the city of Al-Qaim, on the Iraq-Syria border, tribal sources in Iraq told Al Arabiya on Saturday.

I24 News:

An image grab from a video released on July 5, 2014 by al-Furqan Media is said to show Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi addressing Muslim worshippers at a mosque in Mosul ( Al-Furqan Media/AFP )

Unconfirmed reports that the leader of IS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was among those hit

AFP“Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, an al-Qaida-linked group fighting in Iraq and Syria.”AFP

A meeting of top Islamic State (IS) officials, possibly including the group’s overall leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was the target of a US-led coalition airstike reported Al-Hadath television channel Saturday.

The US military confirmed that the strike occurred but have yet to confirm or deny if Baghdadi, the group’s overall leader, had been killed.

A number of high ranking IS officials are reported to have been killed or injured.

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13 Replies to “Report: Islamic State leader al-Baghdadi hurt in US-led strikes”

  2. Al-Baghdadi brought this on himself. I doubt if anyone is too worried about his fate. The trouble is that there are many waiting to take his place.

  3. DAILY MAIL – U.S. airstrikes ‘hit ISIS leader’: Terror group chief ‘critically wounded’ in Iraq after coalition forces bomb jihadi leaders

    – Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi said to be among several hurt or killed ISIS leaders
    – Fighters struck town of al-Qaim on Iraq-Syria border, witnesses said
    – They say jihadis emptied hospital and demanded blood donors for wounded
    – U.S. security sources would not confirm or deny al-Baghdadi was targeted

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2826488/U-S-air-strikes-hit-ISIS-leader-Abu-Bakr-al-Baghdadi.html

  5. You have to believe Muslims for this to be true. Seem legit? Would be a good way for the Caliph to take a low profile for awhile and let the mystery remain. It would be nice if he were dead but even if he is, there is someone/others very close to him who were already contemplating offing him and gleefully don the headrag of Allah in his place.

  6. After the Mahdi died, his entire army got back on their camels and went home. Who knows…

    • If shortly after the new Mahdi comes forward he dies the entire jihad will probably fall apart, other then that I doubt that killing a wanna be Caliph will have the same effect.

  7. Pffft…whatever. If he dies, he simply gets replaced with the next man. Big deal, nothing to see here….

    Next…

  9. Martin,
    “The Kurds do not want Arabs back”

    Would that include Arab Christians or Assyrians?

    Saddam moved many Arabs into Kurdish areas to stake a claim to them. Is Zumar one of those area?

  10. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DwsWsYmgOE

    IMHO, this is newsworthy. FBI Director Comey, in response to Fox’s Jenine Pirro, says that returning ISIS fighter to USA will be interned pending trial, as opposed being allowed freedom of movement with FBI surveillance.

    I think this is different than in EU countries where such individuals upon return are still allowed freedom of movement.

    This is good news. Also because is raises the issue of why would you allow known ISIS supporters already in the USA freedom of movement?