‘Americans Will RESPAWN Al-Baghdadi’: Assad Casts Doubt on ISIS Leader’s Death, Draws Parallels with Bin Laden’s Killing

• ‘Americans Will RESPAWN Al-Baghdadi’: Assad Casts Doubt on ISIS Leader’s Death, Draws Parallels with Bin Laden’s Killing
  by https://www.rt.com/
  Take any words from US politicians with a grain of salt, Syria’s Bashar Assad has urged, as he cast doubt on the story of the Islamic State leader being killed in US a raid, and compared it to the shady killing of Osama Bin Laden.
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  The widely publicized US special forces raid that allegedly killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) terrorist group, left more questions than answers and it should not be taken at the face value, the Syrian President cautioned, during a lengthy interview with state media on Thursday.
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  Damascus did not participate in the raid by any means, Assad stated, adding that he’d learned about the claim only through media reports. Adding imaginary participants into the operation is likely supposed to give it credibility, he added, while countries on such a list would likely be flattered to be a “part of a ‘great’ operation.”
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