Tag: #AbuBakralBaghdadi
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Turkey arrests al-Baghdadi’s sister, relative in Syria
ANKARA, Nov 5 (XINHUA//APP):Turkey has arrested the sister of the dead leader of the Islamic State (IS) Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and her husband in Syria, the Turkish interior minister said Tuesday. They were captured in Azaz district of Aleppo city in northwestern Syria on Monday, Suleyman Soylu told reporters. The Turkish army and Turkey-backed Syrian…
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Iran says death of IS leader should end “U.S. intervention in Middle East”
TEHRAN, Oct 28 (XINHUA/APP):”The death of Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi should end U.S. interventions in the Middle East,” Iran’s government Spokesman Ali Rabiee was quoted as saying by Press TV on Monday. “Washington’s policies are the main reason for the proliferation of terror outfits in the region,” Rabiee said. He also said…
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Trump confirms death of Islamic State group chief Baghdadi in US raid
Washington, Oct 28 (AFP/APP): President Donald Trump said Sunday that the Islamic State group’s elusive leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had been killed, dying “like a dog” in a daring nighttime raid by US special forces in northwest Syria. Trump told the nation in a televised White House address that a “large number” of IS militants…
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ISIS/Da’esh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed in Syria: US Media reports
NEW YORK, Oct 27 (APP): A “high value” target believed to be ISIS/Da’esh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a United States (US) raid in Syria Saturday, according to news reports. US Defence Department officials told the White House Saturday it had “great confidence” that Baghdadi was killed in the raid, Newsweek reported, citing…