The elimination of the terrorist may be caused by fears of his possible capture by the Syrian government forces, in the hands of which the “caliph” could become an undesirable witness. So the report on the liquidation of the leader of the Islamic State terrorist organization (an organization whose activities are banned in the Russian Federation), Abu Bakra al-Baghdadi, was commented by State Duma deputy, member of the Foreign Affairs Committee Elena Panina.
“Someone needed him to die before the Syrian army enters Idlib,” the deputy noted.