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1st LD: IS leader al-Baghdadi wounded in recent anti-terror campaign -- report

Xinhua, June 17, 2016 Adjust font size:

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic State (IS), was wounded in a recent anti-terror campaign, the RIA Novosti news agency reported Friday, citing Syria's ambassador to Moscow.

"There is no exact information with regard to his (al-Baghdadi) death, but I do know for sure that he was wounded," ambassador Riyad Haddad was quoted as saying without elaboration.

Earlier this week, there have been reports citing various sources that the IS leader was allegedly killed in a U.S.-led airstrike in Syria. Endi