Russia's military says may have killed Daesh leader Baghdadi

Russia's Defence Ministry said on Friday it was checking information that a Russian air strike near the Syrian city of Raqqa may have killed the terrorist organization Daesh's leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in late May, Russian news agencies reported.

The air strike, targeted a meeting of Daesh leaders and was carried out on May 28, the agencies cited the ministry as saying.

"According to the information which is now being checked via various channels, [Daesh] leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who was eliminated by the air strike, was also present at the meeting," RIA news agency quoted the ministry as saying.