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This photo taken from the Russian Defense Ministry official web site on Friday, June 16, 2017, claims to show an aerial image at left of the IS headquarters on May 13, 2017, and an aerial image taken on May 29, at right, showing the same site following the Russian airstrike on May 28, 2017 on the outskirts of Raqqa, Syria. The sign at right reads Airstrike, the target destroyed. The sign on bottom right says The date of airstrike is May 28, 2017. Russia says it is verifying whether it killed the leader of the Islamic State group in an airstrike targeting a meeting of IS leaders just outside the group's de facto capital in Syria. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service Photo via AP)
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FILE This file photo made from the footage taken from Russian Defense Ministry official website on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, claims to show Russian sappers looking for mines in a street in Aleppo, Syria. Russia claimed Friday, June 16, 2017 it killed the leader of the Islamic State group in an airstrike on a meeting of IS leaders just outside the IS de facto capital in Syria. The Russian Defense Ministry said Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a Russian strike in late May along with other senior group commanders. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service/ Photo via AP, file)
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FILE - In this file photo made from the footage taken from Russian Defense Ministry official web site on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, Russian Su-33 fighter jets stand on the flight deck of the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Russia claimed Friday, June 16, 2017 it killed the leader of the Islamic State group in an airstrike on a meeting of IS leaders just outside the IS de facto capital in Syria. The Russian Defense Ministry said Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a Russian strike in late May along with other senior group commanders. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service/ Photo via AP, File)
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FILE - In this file photo made from the footage taken from Russian Defense Ministry official web site Friday, April 7, 2017, an aerial view shows shelters for aircraft at a Syrian airbase after it was hit by US strike in Syria. A U.S. missile attack on Friday, April 7, 2017 has caused heavy damage to one of Syria's biggest and most strategic air bases, used to launch warplanes to strike opposition-held areas in central, northern and southern Syria. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service Photo via AP, File)
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This undated handout photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry claims to show a Russian Military engineer distributing juice to local children in Aleppo, Syria.(Russian Defense Ministry Press Service photo via AP)
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This undated handout photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry claims to show Russian Military engineers driving in their APCs to operate in Aleppo, Syria.(Russian Defense Ministry Press Service photo via AP)
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This undated handout photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry claims to show a Russian Military engineer operating in Aleppo, Syria.(Russian Defense Ministry Press Service photo via AP)
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This undated handout photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry claims to show Russian Military engineers operating in Aleppo, Syria.(Russian Defense Ministry Press Service photo via AP)
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This undated handout photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry claims to show Russian Military engineers operating in Aleppo, Syria.(Russian Defense Ministry Press Service photo via AP)
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In this photo provided by the Russian Defense Ministry, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, foreground, addresses Russian troops billeted in the Crimea at a military base in Sevastopol, Crimea, Monday, March 24, 2014. Shoigu's visit comes as Ukraine's fledgling government on Monday ordered Ukrainian troops to withdraw from Crimea, ending days of wavering as Russian troops consolidate control over the peninsula. (AP photo/Press Service of Russian Defense Ministry, Vadim Savitsky)
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In this photo provided by the Russian Defense Ministry, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, awards a former Ukrainian special forces "Berkut" officer, back to camera, at a military base in Sevastopol, Crimea, Monday, March 24, 2014. Shoigu's visit comes as Ukraine's fledgling government on Monday ordered Ukrainian troops to withdraw from Crimea, ending days of wavering as Russian troops consolidate control over the peninsula. (AP Photo/Press Service of Russian Defense Ministry, Vadim Savitsky, Pool)
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In this photo provided by Russian Defense Ministry shows, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, third from left, looks at Russian marines as they march with the Russian navy Sevastopol's flags at a military base in Sevastopol, Crimea, Monday, March 24, 2014. Shoigu's visit comes as Ukraine's fledgling government on Monday ordered Ukrainian troops to withdraw from Crimea, ending days of wavering as Russian troops consolidate control over the peninsula. (AP Photo/Press Service of Russian Defense Ministry, Vadim Savitsky)
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In this photo provided by Russian Defense Ministry shows, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, third from left, looks at Russian marines as they march with the Russian navy Sevastopol's flags at a military base in Sevastopol, Crimea, Monday, March 24, 2014. Shoigu's visit comes as Ukraine's fledgling government on Monday ordered Ukrainian troops to withdraw from Crimea, ending days of wavering as Russian troops consolidate control over the peninsula. (AP Photo/Press Service of Russian Defense Ministry, Vadim Savitsky)
