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Iraq says it bombed Islamic State leader's convoy

Posted on AllSides October 11th, 2015
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The Iraqi Air Force has bombed the convoy of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Iraq's western Anbar province, the Iraqi military said Sunday.

The condition and location of al-Baghdadi were not known, the military said. It did not say when the strike occurred.

The military statement said al-Baghdadi, 44, had been heading to Karabla, near the Syrian border, to attend a meeting with ISIL commanders, Al Arabiya and other media outlets reported.

"The location of the meeting was also bombed and many of the group's leaders were killed...

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