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Monday, February 13, 2017
Iraqi air force strikes IS commanders, fate of leader unclear
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Iraqi army says its air force targeted a meeting of Islamic State commanders that the jihadist group’s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi may have been attending.
It is not clear from the statement issued by the Joint Operations Command, which is coordinating the fight against the jihadists in Iraq, whether the world’s most wanted terrorist was hit.
The statement says Iraqi air force F-16 jets struck the meeting of top IS commanders on February 11, but does not make clear whether Baghdadi was present.
“The direct strike on the meeting location led to the death of 13 Daesh (IS) commanders,” says the statement. The list of names accompanying the statement does not include the Iraqi-born Baghdadi.
— AFP
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