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Russia denies knowledge of arrest of ISIS leader Baghdadi
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Denying reports that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been arrested in Syria, the Russian Foreign Ministry told Rudaw they do not have knowledge of the news and were not aware of his arrest.
“We are not aware of the arrest of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, caliphate of the Islamic State, and have not received any information or clarification on this regard,” staff of the ministry’s media office told Rudaw.
Russian media had earlier reported that the European Department for Security and Information (DESI) had announced reports that they had received intelligence information that Baghdadi had been arrested in coordination between Russian and Syrian government intelligence agencies.