“The death of this leader of the IG does not mean the death of the IG. Many IS fighters are in incomprehensible conditions in Syrian prisons, countless others in the region and around the world still want to spread their influence and carry out terrorist attacks, ”the statement said on the speaker’s website.
At the same time, she added that “the House of Representatives needs to be informed about this raid, about which the Russians, but not the leadership of the Congress, were informed in advance about the general strategy of the administration in the region”.
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.