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_Published 2014-11-09. Reports indicate airstrikes in Iraq Saturday may have injured ISIS's reclusive leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi._


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## Transcript

Iraqi and US coalition forces carried out air strikes against ISIS leaders near the city of Mosul, Iraq Saturday. And according to some reports they might have severely injured the group's leader Abu Bakr Al- Baghdadi. Baghdadi shown here in an extremely rare public appearance, took control of the group in 2010. And is one of the best known militant leaders in the world. A report from Iraq's Interior Ministry Sunday claimed Baghdadi was wounded, possibly gravely. In an Iraqi led military operation. The Pentagon has yet to confirm. Though a tweet from an ISIS spokesman seems to support the story.

Do you think the Caliphate would end with the Caliph's death? We announce leader Abu Bakr al- Baghdadi is well, and wish him a speedy recovery. As does the fact that one of Baghdadi's closest aides was killed in the attack. The Telegraph quotes a military spokesman who said he and Baghdadi were rarely separate. It's for this reason that it could be possible that Baghdadi was with him at the time of the attack. Baghdadi is known to be reclusive, meaning opportunities to launch strikes against him are far and few between. His death would undoubtedly be a setback for ISIS. Though the British Defense Chief told the BBC.

It wouldn't be enough to destroy the group. It's because of the current potential attractiveness of this war ideology. Unless we get the political dimension of the strategy in place, then ISIS has the potential to keep regenerating

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