Iraqi Shiite militia fighters celebrate after breaking a long siege of Amerli by Islamic State militants, September 1, 2014.CREDIT: REUTERS/YOUSSEF BOUDLAL[/caption]
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has lost his aide after a strike on the ISIS-held city of Mosul, the Iraqi defense ministry said Thursday.
Another ISIS figure was also declared dead, the ministry added. Baghdadi has declared himself a caliph, or leader of an Islamic state, after his group seized key territories in Iraq.
By Al Arabiya
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