And really death came?

The Caliph of the Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, according to preliminary data, was destroyed in Syria as a result of the Russian airstrike. This was stated in the Ministry of Defense, reports Interfax.

Russian aircraft struck on the night of May 28 in the southern suburbs of Rakka, where a meeting of the IS leadership was held on the intelligence. “According to information that is checked through various channels, the meeting was also attended by IS Ibrahim Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who was destroyed as a result of the blow,” the Russian military said. “The Su-35 and Su-34 aircraft and the high-ranking commanders of the terrorist group, which were part of the so-called military council of IS, were destroyed. The link is up to 300 militants of their personal protection. "

It is alleged that among the dead terrorists is the emir of Rakki Abu al-Haji al-Yammiy, Emir Ibrahim An-Naef al-Haj, who controlled the area from the Rackido settlement Es-Sukhne, and the head of the IG Suleiman al-Shauah security service.

This is the first statement of the Russian military for the destruction of Abu Bakra. Prior to this, reports about the death or seizure of the leader of the IG appeared periodically, but later they were not confirmed. On June 11, the Daily Mail, citing the state television of Syria, wrote that Abu Bakr was liquidated as a result of a RACKU air raid.

In December, the Syrian Human Rights Monitoring Center (SOHR), citing the information of several “deserving confidence” sources, said that the leadership of the IGis preparing for the new “caliph” elections . The message does not specify whether it is supposed to choose an Abu Bakra successor in case of his death or whether the leader of the IG is already dead.