A file image grab taken from a propaganda video released on July 5, 2014 by al-Furqan Media allegedly shows the leader of the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Photo by AFP
Officially, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government and his Russian allies are at war against the Islamic State.
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