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Coalition Has No Data to Confirm Reports of Iraqi Strike on Daesh Leader

© AFP 2023This July 5, 2014 photo shows an image grab taken from a propaganda video released by al-Furqan Media allegedly showing the leader of the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, aka Caliph Ibrahim, adressing Muslim worshippers at a mosque in the militant-held northern Iraqi city of Mosul
This July 5, 2014 photo shows an image grab taken from a propaganda video released by al-Furqan Media allegedly showing the leader of the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, aka Caliph Ibrahim, adressing Muslim worshippers at a mosque in the militant-held northern Iraqi city of Mosul - Sputnik International
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Operation Inherent Resolve deputy commander Maj. Gen. Rupert Jones said that the US-led coalition against the Daesh cannot confirm that Daesh leader Abu Bakr Baghdadi was injured in an Iraqi strike.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The US-led coalition against the Islamic State (also known as Daesh) has no information to corroborate reports that Daesh leader Abu Bakr Baghdadi was injured in an Iraqi strike last week, Operation Inherent Resolve deputy commander Maj. Gen. Rupert Jones said in a briefing on Wednesday.

"We have not been able to corroborate it yet at this stage," Jones told reporters when asked about the reports.

Leader of the Islamic State group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi - Sputnik International
Daesh Leader Baghdadi Injured in Airstrike in Iraq
The Alhurra channel had reported citing Iraq’s Interior Ministry intelligence department that Baghdadi may have been injured during an airstrike in the city of Qaim on February 9.

According to the report, Baghdadi sustained heavy injuries and was sent to Syria, while several other Daesh terrorists were killed in the strike.

Reports of Baghdadi being injured or killed have appeared over the past several months, but none have been confirmed.

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