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Baghdadi and aide dead, ISIS confirms; names new leader

The announcement by the Islamic State was reported on the Twitter account of the Site Intel Group, which monitors the online content of the Islamic State and other extremist militant groups.

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isis chief dead, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dead, isis new leader, isis leader dead, us attack on isis, Ibrahim al-Quraishi Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed during a US raid last weekend. (AP)

(Written by Rick Gladstone)

The Islamic State on Thursday confirmed the death of its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, five days after President Donald Trump triumphantly announced that he had blown himself up during a raid by U.S. forces on his hideout in northern Syria.

Also read | Pentagon releases first footage, images from al-Baghdadi raid

In an announcement by the Islamic State’s propaganda arm, the group also confirmed that its former spokesman, Abu al-Hassan al-Muhajir, had been killed, which happened in a separate strike after Baghdadi’s death.

Also read | ISIS leader Baghdadi given burial at sea, afforded religious rites: report

The announcement by the Islamic State was reported on the Twitter account of the Site Intel Group, which monitors the online content of the Islamic State and other extremist militant groups.

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