US has not been able to confirm the news that IS leader al-Baghdadi was killed

According to Reuters, on November 10, the Pentagon said it could not confirm information about the leader of the Islamic State (IS) group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi being killed or injured in Iraq.

Responding to reporters, Pentagon spokesman Steve Warren said: "We do not have any information to corroborate reports from Iraq that Baghdadi was killed or injured."

IS leader Baghdadi in a rare public appearance (Source: Reuters)

There is currently conflicting information from Iraq about whether Baghdadi was injured or not after the US airstrike on the night of November 7.

In a related development, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said that the US and its allies have conducted 23 airstrikes in Syria and 18 in Iraq targeting IS since November 7./.

According to VNA