OREANDA-NEWS. There is no genetic material that would allow us to conclude that the United States eliminated the leader of the Islamic State terrorist group (ISIS, banned in Russia) Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation Sergey Naryshkin told the Russian media about this on Friday.

“There is no genetic material that would allow us to say this with absolute certainty”, he said. On October 27, US President Donald Trump announced the elimination of al-Baghdadi during a special operation in the Syrian province of Idlib. The American leader thanked Russia, Iraq, Syria and Turkey for assisting in the operation. The Russian Defense Ministry said they didn't have reliable information about the destruction of al-Baghdadi.

The international community called the elimination of the leader of the Islamic State an important, but not decisive step, calling for the continuation of the fight against terrorism. On October 27, 2019, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the head of the Islamic State (ISIS; banned in the Russian Federation) Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was destroyed during an operation by the US Armed Forces in the Syrian province of Idlib.