Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj.-Gen. Igor Konashenkov said that Russia does not have “reliable” data about the claim made by US President Donald Trump that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is, in fact, dead, CNN reported.
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Even if al-Bahdadi is dead, the point of view he presented is that such a feat would have “no operational significance” as it was Russian support of Syria’s President Bashar Assad that defeated ISIS.
