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Iraq 'kills 45 IS leaders' in eastern Syria strike
Source: BBC
Iraq says it has killed 45 Islamic State (IS) group militants, among them some senior leaders, in an air strike in eastern Syria.
The strike targeted three houses connected by a trench where IS leaders were meeting in the town of Hajin.
The Euphrates valley area is one of the last parts of Syria under IS control.
Those killed included the IS "deputy war minister", a media chief, its police chief and leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's personal courier, Iraq said.
Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-44588633
I wasn't sure if al-Baghdadi was still alive - apparently so: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/15/long-hunt-for-isis-leader-abu-bakr-al-baghdadi seems a recent report.
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