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Fate of top Islamic State leader Baghdadi unknown after bombing

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The fate of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi remained unclear Monday, one day after the Iraqi military said it had bombed his convoy in western Anbar province.

“The fate of murderer al-Baghdadi is unknown and he was carried away by a vehicle," the military said in a statement Sunday. "His health condition is still unclear."

On Monday, Reuters news service quoted a senior Iraqi security official as saying that "after assessing all information we received from our sources, it’s more likely that the convoy we struck was not carrying" Baghdadi. The official added that the military was still trying to "clarify the situation."

The Russian-based Sputnik news service and other outlets however, citing the Baghdad Information Center, said Baghdadi was injured and hospitalized in the Al-Qa'im, an Iraqi town near the border with Syria.

The military's statement Sunday said al-Baghdadi, 44, had been heading to Karabla, near the Syrian border, to attend a meeting with ISIL commanders when the air force bombed the convoy. "The location of the meeting was also bombed and many of the group's leaders were killed and wounded," the statement said.

Reuters reported Monday that eight Islamic State leaders were killed in the bombing that hit two homes. But the news service quoted a U.S. military official in Baghdad, speaking on condition of anonymity, a saying the U.S. has seen no indications Baghdadi was killed or injured.

The U.S. designated Baghdadi a terrorist four years ago, authorizing a $10 million reward for information leading to his death or capture.  There have been reports in the past that al-Baghdadi had been attacked or even killed, including last November, but he reportedly retains his iron grip on ISIL. The Islamic State's No. 2 leader, Ahmad al-Hayali, reportedly was killed by a U.S. airstrike in August, U.S. officials have said.

​The Islamic State has taken control of a large swath of Iraq and Syria in brutal fighting. Dominated by Sunni Arabs from Syria and Iraq, the group claims religious, political and military authority over Muslims worldwide as it attempts to build a state ruled by strict Sharia law.

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The fate of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi remained unclear Monday, one day after the Iraqi military said it had bombed his convoy in western Anbar province.

“The fate of murderer al-Baghdadi is unknown and he was carried away by a vehicle," the military said in a statement Sunday. "His health condition is still unclear."

On Monday, Reuters news service quoted a senior Iraqi security official as saying that "after assessing all information we received from our sources, it’s more likely that the convoy we struck was not carrying" Baghdadi. The official added that the military was still trying to "clarify the situation."

The Russian-based Sputnik news service and other outlets however, citing the Baghdad Information Center, said Baghdadi was injured and hospitalized in the Al-Qa'im, an Iraqi town near the border with Syria.

The military's statement Sunday said al-Baghdadi, 44, had been heading to Karabla, near the Syrian border, to attend a meeting with ISIL commanders when the air force bombed the convoy. "The location of the meeting was also bombed and many of the group's leaders were killed and wounded," the statement said.

Reuters reported Monday that eight Islamic State leaders were killed in the bombing that hit two homes. But the news service quoted a U.S. military official in Baghdad, speaking on condition of anonymity, a saying the U.S. has seen no indications Baghdadi was killed or injured.

The U.S. designated Baghdadi a terrorist four years ago, authorizing a $10 million reward for information leading to his death or capture.  There have been reports in the past that al-Baghdadi had been attacked or even killed, including last November, but he reportedly retains his iron grip on ISIL. The Islamic State's No. 2 leader, Ahmad al-Hayali, reportedly was killed by a U.S. airstrike in August, U.S. officials have said.

​The Islamic State has taken control of a large swath of Iraq and Syria in brutal fighting. Dominated by Sunni Arabs from Syria and Iraq, the group claims religious, political and military authority over Muslims worldwide as it attempts to build a state ruled by strict Sharia law.

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