Earlier this morning Twitter was abuzz with reports that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed or injured in an airstrike just west of Baghdad.
But, alas … we missed. Again:
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Update – Reuters: Hospital sources say I.S. leaders have been killed in an airstrike in western Iraqi town but Al Baghdadi is not among them
— Sky News Breaking (@SkyNewsBreak) October 11, 2015
#BreakingNews ISIS leaders killed in airstrike but not the militants’ head Baghdadi: hospital sources and residents http://t.co/epK5tSbZJs
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) October 11, 2015
Even if Baghdadi survived, it seems likely other high-level ISIS guys may have been killed in the Iraqi attack.
— Max Abrahms (@MaxAbrahms) October 11, 2015
A small victory at least.
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