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U.S.-led airstrikes target Islamic State leaders in Iraq: report
Source: Reuters
U.S.-led airstrikes target Islamic State leaders in Iraq: report
BAGHDAD Sat Nov 8, 2014 10:42am EST
(Reuters) - U.S.-led airstrikes targeted a gathering of Islamic State leaders in Iraq, possibly including the group's top man, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Al-Hadath television station reported on Saturday.
Iraqi security officials were not immediately available for comment on the report from the station, part of Saudi-owned al-Arabiya television.
(Reporting by Michael Georgy)
BAGHDAD Sat Nov 8, 2014 10:42am EST
(Reuters) - U.S.-led airstrikes targeted a gathering of Islamic State leaders in Iraq, possibly including the group's top man, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Al-Hadath television station reported on Saturday.
Iraqi security officials were not immediately available for comment on the report from the station, part of Saudi-owned al-Arabiya television.
(Reporting by Michael Georgy)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/08/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-baghdadi-idUSKBN0IS0LM20141108
