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Islamic State leaders killed

REPORTED KILLED
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: Death of 46-year-old emir of so-called Islamic State group confirmed to Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
Baghdadi’s death: Russian Defence Ministry claims Baghdadi was killed as result of Russian
airstrikes on Raqqa, headquarters of IS in Syria, on May 28, 2017
Caliphate: Last seen on July 4, 2014, preaching from pulpit of Mosul’s medieval al-Nuri mosque. During Friday prayers, Baghdadi announced restoration of Caliphate and declared himself as world leader of Muslims

DEAD
Abu Mohammad al-Adnani: Chief strategist and spokesman of terrorist group. Adnani called for attacks against civilians in Western countries (killed August 2016)

DEAD
Abu Omar al-Shishani: “Minister of war” – also known as Omar the Chechen – close
military adviser to Baghdadi (Jul 2016)

DEAD
Abu Ali al-Anbari: Second-in-command to Baghdadi in Syria. Head of IS security and intelligence, tasked with running network of spies (Mar 2016)

DEAD
Abu Muslim al-Turkmani: Second-in-command to Baghdadi in Iraq. Mastermind behind plan to capture Mosul in summer 2014 (Aug 2015)

DEAD 
Abu Abdul Rahman al-Bilawi: Former Iraqi army captain, head of Military Council – most
important IS military institution (May 2015)

DEAD 
Charaffe al Mouadan: Directly linked to Abdel Hamid Abaaoud, Belgian-born ringleader of November 2015 Paris attacks which killed 130 people (Dec 2015)

Source: Long War Journal, Brookings Institution 
Pictures: U.S. Army, Facebook
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