CNN and ABC TV reported on Saturday (October 27th) that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was reportedly targeted by an American raid in Syria on Saturday. would have died. "Newsweek claims to hold its CIA source," says Matthieu Mabin, France 24 correspondent in Washington.
"This information is plausible," said the journalist cautiously, since we know that ISIS leaders are in northern Syria, but at this stage, no confirmation is possible ".
The US military conducts tests before it can formally confirm the death of the leader of the jihadist group, CNN said.
US President Donald Trump has planned to make a "very important" statement from the White House on Sunday morning at 09:00 (13:00 GMT).
With AFP