Gerucht: 'Al-Baghdadi omgekomen bij aanval VS'

#BREAKING Reports from Iraq suggest Al Baghdadi has been killed in a US strike. Other reports suggest only his aid Al Suri was killed

— Mocro Ab (@MocroAb) September 4, 2014

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has lost his aide after a strike on the ISIS-held city of Mosul, in northern Iraq, the Iraqi defense ministry said Thursday.

Another ISIS figure was also declared dead, the ministry added.

Iraq and the United States have both been carrying out airstrikes against ISIS targets, after the militant group seized large parts of the country’s north and west.

Al Arabiya and the Iraqi state TV report that Baghdadi and other high ranking IS "officials" have been killed by an air strike.

— ?afak Ba? ??? (@TurkishIranian) September 4, 2014

Geruchten over dood van "kalief" Baghdadi. via @MichaelvdGalien https://t.co/f0Ju9bQWUg Nou ja, Khalid K is al twee keer doodverklaard.

— Carel Brendel (@CarelBrendel) September 4, 2014

Zunächst hatte es geheißen, der Führer der IS-Miliz, Abu Bakr al Bagdadi, sei möglicherweise bei Luftangriffen nahe der irakischen Stadt Mossul getötet worden sein. Der Sender Al Arabija und das irakische Staatsfernsehen hatten dies gemeldet. Inzwischen hat der Sender seinen Bericht korrigiert, spricht vom Tod eines engen Vertrauten des IS-Führers. Auch ein weiterer IS-Kämpfer wurde demnach bei den Angriffen getötet.

#Iraq Ministry of Defence claims #AlBaghdadi & other #IS leaders killed near #Mosul en route 2#Raqqa #PT

— Dr Andreas Krieg (@andreas_krieg) September 4, 2014