(VOVworld) – The top aid of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a strike in the ISIS-held city of Mosul, in northern Iraq, the Iraqi defense ministry said Thursday.
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| Iraqi Shiite fighters hold ISIS flag as they celebrate after breaking the siege of Amerli by Islamic State militants, September 1, 2014 (Photo: Reuters) |
There has been no independent verification of his death however. Meanwhile, IS militants kidnapped 40 people in Kirkuk province. The reason behind the kidnapping is not yet clear.
