'Daesh leader al-Baghdadi was killed'
Source: Yeni Safak
A pro-Daesh online portal claims terror group leader has been killed by airstrike on Raqqa
Leader of the DAESH terrorist organization, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has been killed in US-led coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, the terror group reportedly claimed.
Arabic media wired the report of al-Baghdadi's death, citing pro-Daesh news agency al-Amaq.
The report said that Baghdadi had been killed on Sunday morning by the coalition air operation in Syria. The coalition operation command has not made a statement so far.
The so-called official news agency of the terror group said in a statement released on behalf of Daesh, that their Caliph al-Baghdadi had been killed.
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Read more: http://www.yenisafak.com/en/world/daesh-leader-al-baghdadi-was-killed-2479848
The Daily Mail says this is a "respected Turkish Daily"
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3640726/ISIS-leader-Abu-Bakr-al-Baghdadi-killed-air-strike-Raqqa-according-pro-Islamic-State-news-agency.html
MowCowWhoHow III
(2,103 posts)Triple source req.
christx30
(6,241 posts)it's not going to slow them down. He wasn't forcing anyone to do what they are doing. Everyone that's on his side are there because they want to be. Their #2 is going to become #1.
elljay
(1,178 posts)I don't know whether you watched the Frontline about al Baghdadi and ISIL, but he had some special qualities that allowed him to form ISIL. Extreme sadism was one of them. This won't make them go away, but it actually may hurt them quite a bit, especially as they are being attacked on several fronts and are relying more and more on foreign fighters than local Sunni Arabs.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwj25NKviKjNAhUJ4mMKHaLvCvoQFggwMAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Ffrontline%2Farticle%2Fwatch-did-the-u-s-miss-a-chance-to-prevent-isiss-rise%2F&usg=AFQjCNHIon6TW_79zFc4xNzScla8sN6lwA
question everything
(47,521 posts)potone
(1,701 posts)I hope this is true. We'll find out soon.
sharp_stick
(14,400 posts)I'll wait for a couple of confirmations but definitely happy if it's true.
Jim__
(14,083 posts)BeyondGeography
(39,377 posts)Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)jtuck004
(15,882 posts)I mean, look how much safer it is since we got rid of Saddam Hussein.
Vogon_Glory
(9,127 posts)We can hope.
I also note that the President and the US military have taken out a lot of the bad guys that his predecessor missed. And that without the videoed carrier landing and "mission accomplished" hoopla.
DCBob
(24,689 posts)The report appeared to originate from the Arabic language news agency al-Amaq, which is affiliated with the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL. But some terrorism experts said the online report was fake and was not an official al-Amaq publication.
U.S. military officials said there was no evidence suggesting Baghdadi is dead.
We have no reason to believe thats true, Marine Corps Maj. Adrian Rankine-Galloway, a Pentagon spokesman, said Tuesday.
http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/war-on-is/2016/06/14/us-cant-confirm-reports-isis-leader-al-baghdadi-killed-syria/85860988/
BlueNoMatterWho
(880 posts)Working on link:
"ISIS STATEMENT
AMONG THE BELIEVERS ARE MEN WHO ARE TRUE TO THEIR COVENANT WITH GOD; SOME OF THEM HAVE FULFILLED THEIR VOW BY DEATH, AND SOME ARE STILL WAITING AND THEY HAVE NOT CHANGED IN THE LEAST
WE INFORM YOU OF THE MARTYRDOM OF THE COMMANDER OF THE FAITHFUL, THE MUJAHID CALIPH ABU BAKR AL BAGHDADI (MAY GOD ACCEPT HIM FIRST BEFORE OTHERS) BY MEANS OF AN AERIAL BOMBARDMENT BY THE CRUSADER ALLIANCE IN RAQQA PROVINCE ON 5 RAMADAN 1437. WE BELONG TO GOD AND TO HIM WE RETURN"
CanonRay
(14,112 posts)I didn't think they were that advanced in their thinkng. I had them in the 12th century, and here they are all the way up to 1437.
seabeckind
(1,957 posts)Response to seabeckind (Reply #13)
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seabeckind
(1,957 posts)Then again maybe you don't understand just where American boots are.