The Islamic State (IS) militant1 group has confirmed the death of its top leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a local news website reported on Tuesday.
当地一家新闻网站周二报道，伊斯兰国武装集团证实，最高领导人阿布·巴克尔·巴格达迪已经死亡。
"Daesh organization (IS group) circulated a brief statement through its media in the (IS-held) town of Tal Afar in the west of Mosul, confirming the
killing2 of its leader al-Baghdadi without giving further details," Iraqi news agency al-Sumaria News said on its website.
"Daesh said in its statement that the name a new caliph (Islamic top leader) will be announced soon, calling on the (IS)
militants3 to continue their
steadfastness4 in the redoubts of the caliphate and not being dragged behind the sedition," al-Sumaria said, citing an
anonymous5 source from Nineveh Province.
"The announcement caused widespread
uproar6 among supporters of the organization," the website said.
The news report came a day after Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi formally declared Mosul
liberated7 from IS after nearly nine months of fierce fighting to dislodge the extremist militants from their last major stronghold in Iraq.
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