The Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday it is checking on information indicating that Daesh leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi was reportedly killed in a Russia-led airstrike in Syria, Russian media reported.

Russia Today quoted the Russian Defense Ministry as saying that the Russian Su-34 aircraft and an Su-35 multirole fighter carried out airstrikes near the Daesh (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) stronghold of Raqqa in northern Syria on May 28. 

The strikes targeted a meeting of high-ranking Daesh chiefs where Al- Baghdadi was reportedly present.

“According to information that is being checked through various channels, IS leader Ibrahim Abu-Bakr al-Baghdadi, who was killed as a result of the strike, was also present at the meeting,” the ministry said in a statement.

Details to follow