German Foreign Ministry reacted to reports of the liquidation of the leader of the IG

“An important step in the fight against IS, which must be continued with full force. Today, our thoughts are also with countless innocent victims of the terror of Baghdadi, ”the German Foreign Ministry wrote on Twitter.

Important step in the fight against IS, which has to be continued in full force. Today, our thoughts are also with the countless innocent victims of # Baghdadi's terror. @coalition

Earlier, US leader Donald Trump announced the elimination of al-Baghdadi during a special operation in northeast Syria.

In turn, the Russian Defense Ministry said that the agency does not have reliable information about the US military conducting an operation to destroy the leader of the Islamic State.

* “Islamic State” (IG) - the organization was recognized as terrorist by decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of December 29, 2014.