{"id":67002,"date":"2017-06-16T16:25:45","date_gmt":"2017-06-16T23:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=67002"},"modified":"2017-06-16T16:25:45","modified_gmt":"2017-06-16T23:25:45","slug":"russian-mod-publishes-image-of-airstrike-that-may-have-killed-isis-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2017\/06\/16\/russian-mod-publishes-image-of-airstrike-that-may-have-killed-isis-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian MoD publishes image of airstrike that may have killed ISIS leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"columns__content\">\n<div class=\"article \">\n<h2 class=\"article__heading\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>RT<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"article__date\"><time class=\"date date_article-header\">Published time: 16 Jun, 2017 11:56<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__short-url\">\n<div class=\"short-url\"><a class=\"short-url__link\" href=\"https:\/\/on.rt.com\/8ewc\">Get short URL<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__cover\">\n<div class=\"media  \"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media__item \" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.rt.com\/files\/2017.06\/original\/5943c560c46188c7688b4568.jpg\" alt=\"Russian MoD publishes image of airstrike that may have killed ISIS leader\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"media__footer media__footer_bottom \">\n<div class=\"media__title media__title_arcticle\">\u00a9 mil.ru<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__share\">\n<div class=\"addthis_sharing_toolbox\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/392556-isis-meeting-airstrike-images\/\" data-title=\"Russian MoD publishes image of airstrike that may have killed ISIS leader\" data-description=\"Russia\u2019s Defense Ministry has released satellite images of an area hit by a Russian-led airstrike which may have killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Raqqa, Syria.\">\n<div id=\"atstbx3\" class=\"at-share-tbx-element addthis-smartlayers addthis-animated at4-show\"><span id=\"at-da06723e-774e-425e-8662-60e25bb08506\" class=\"at4-visually-hidden\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"at-share-btn-elements\"><span class=\"at_flat_counter\">1K<\/span><span class=\"at_flat_counter\">1<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__summary summary \">Russia\u2019s Defense Ministry has released satellite images of an area hit by a Russian-led airstrike which may have killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Raqqa, Syria.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__text text  js-mediator-article\">\n<p>The composition picture shows photos of the same location taken on May 13 and May 29, the day after the reported airstrike.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article__cover\">\n<div class=\"media\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media__item\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.rt.com\/files\/2017.06\/original\/5943c2f3c4618830078b45a4.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"media__footer media__footer_bottom \">\n<div class=\"media__title media__title_footer\">\u00a9 mil.ru<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The four buildings, which the MoD said had been used by jihadist commanders for a high-profile meeting on May 28, are marked and have been levelled, as seen in the second photo.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/392520-isis-leader-killed-airstrike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">READ MORE: ISIS leader al-Baghdadi reportedly killed in Russia-led airstrike \u2013 MoD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the Russian military said that the airstrikes &#8211; conducted by Su-34 and Su-35 aircraft &#8211; may have killed the leader of the terrorist group Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS\/ISIL).<\/p>\n<p>The ministry said the meeting, where Baghdadi was reportedly present, was arranged to discuss the relocation of IS troops from Raqqa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"columns__content\">\n<div class=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"tb-widget-share tb-widget-dock paDefault\"><button class=\"tb-share-button tb-facebook paDefault\" data-network=\"facebook\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/392556-isis-meeting-airstrike-images\/\"><span class=\"tb-text paDefault\">Share on Facebook<\/span><\/button><button class=\"tb-share-button tb-twitter paDefault\" data-network=\"twitter\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/392556-isis-meeting-airstrike-images\/&amp;text=Russian%20MoD%20publishes%20image%20of%20airstrike%20that%20may%20have%20killed%20ISIS%20leader\"><span class=\"tb-text paDefault\">Share on Twitter<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article-thumbnails\" class=\" trc_related_container trc_spotlight_widget trc_elastic trc_elastic_trc_82542 \" data-placement-name=\"Below Article Thumbnails\">\n<div class=\"trc_rbox_container\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"trc_wrapper_82542\" class=\"trc_rbox ab_thumbnails-a_3x1 trc-content-sponsored \">\n<div id=\"trc_header_82542\" class=\"trc_rbox_header trc_rbox_border_elm\">\n<div class=\"trc_header_ext\">\n<div class=\"logoDiv link-disclosure  attribution-disclosure-link-sponsored\"><a class=\"trc_desktop_disclosure_link trc_attribution_position_top\" href=\"https:\/\/popup.taboola.com\/en\/?template=colorbox&amp;utm_source=rt-rtcom&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=ab_thumbnails-a_3x1:Below%20Article%20Thumbnails:\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Sponsored Links<span class=\"trc_logos_v_align\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"trc_rbox_header_span\">More From The Web<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RT Published time: 16 Jun, 2017 11:56 Get short URL \u00a9 mil.ru 1K1 Russia\u2019s Defense Ministry has released satellite images of an area hit by a Russian-led airstrike which may have killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Raqqa, Syria. 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