Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State in Iraq and Levant (ISIL), has been injured and a close aide was killed in a US-led airstrike, reports Iraqi state television.
There were no other details about the condition of the ISIL leader in Sunday’s report.
Earlier on Sunday, a message on a Twitter account attributed to the ISIL’s spokesperson Abu Mohammed al-Adnani wished Baghdadi a speedy recovery.
“Do you believe that the caliphate will end by the martyrdom of the Caliph? We reassure the nation that its emir Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is fine, thanks be to Allah. Pray for his speedy recovery,” the tweet said.
Al Jazeera could not independently confirm the authenticity of the account.