Top U.S. General in Iraq unable to say whether Baghdadi dead or alive

Record ID: 898862

  • Title: Top U.S. General in Iraq unable to say whether Baghdadi dead or alive
  • Date: 11th July 2017
  • Summary: OLD CITY, MOSUL, IRAQ (JULY 9, 2017) (REUTERS) SPECIAL OPERATION FORCES CHEERING
  • Embargoed: 25th July 2017 18:29
  • Keywords: Iraq Baghdadi Islamic State Pentagon Lt. General Stephen Townsend Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
  • Location: ARLINGTON, VIRGINA, UNITED STATES / BAGHDAD; SAID TO BE MOSUL; MOSUL, IRAQ
  • City: ARLINGTON, VIRGINA, UNITED STATES / BAGHDAD; SAID TO BE MOSUL; MOSUL, IRAQ
  • Country: Iraq
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Military Conflicts
  • Reuters ID: LVA0086P9Y24N
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: EDITORS NOTE: STORY CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES
    The U.S.-led coalition battling Islamic State does not have concrete information about whether Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead or alive, the senior U.S. general leading the campaign said on Tuesday (July 11), when asked about reports of his death.
    "Despite all the helpful reports to us from every source imaginable, I'm unable to confirm or deny either where he is or whether he is alive or dead. Let me just say for the record my fervent hope is it is the latter," Lieutenant General Stephen Townsend told a news briefing.
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