In the Ministry of defence questioned the reality of the US operation to eliminate the leader of the terrorist group "Islamic state" * Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, said the official representative of Department major General Igor Konashenkov. according to his statement, in recent days, no air strikes from the United States or coalition in Idlib was not. In addition, Russia is not aware of any as if to facilitate the passage of the US air force in Syrian airspace. the Ministry of defence also drew attention to contradictory details of " special operations ". "The increase in the number of participants and countries, as if involved in these operations, each With completely contradictory details that raise serious questions and doubts about its reality, and moreover in success," - said the Ministry. Konashenkov said that since the final defeat of ISIS* Syrian government forces, assisted by Russian HQs in early 2018 once the "death" of al-Baghdadi has no operational value for the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic or of the actions of the terrorists in Idlib. first head of the United States Donald trump announced the destruction of al-Baghdadi. According to his statement, during the Saturday operation of the us military the terrorist detonated a suicide belt, anyway, it happened " quickly and accurately determine ". The American leader also said that the Russian Federation is "well-behaved" by passing the American helicopters over she controlled the territory of Syria. However, he clarified that the Russian Federation did not know in advance what performing the mission of the United States. Al-Baghdadi real name is Ibrahim Awad Ibrahim al-Badri, known as the leader of the terrorists in 2014, when the mosque in captured by ISIS in Mosul declared the development of an "Islamic Caliphate" in the middle East. Since then, the media have repeatedly published information about its destruction, but it has not been confirmed. * A terrorist organization banned in Russia. <span style="color:darkgray