NEW : Iraqi official : Iraqi military targeted ISIS leader in airstrike . Iraq 's defense ministry and the Interior Ministry say that Ali al - Baghdadi was injured . Iraq 's minister of defense , Khaled al-Obeidi , said on Facebook that al-Baghdadi was wounded in airstrikes in Mosul on Friday night and that his deputy , Musallam al-Turkmani , was killed . The Iraqi prime minister 's office ca n't confirm , and analysts are skeptical about the reports . U.S says coalition airstrikes targeted a convoy in Mosul , but it 's not clear if al - Baghdadi was hit .
NEW : Iraqi official : Iraqi military targeted ISIS leader in airstrike . Iraq 's defense ministry and the Interior Ministry say that Ali al - Baghdadi was injured . The Iraqi prime minister 's office ca n't confirm , and analysts are skeptical about the reports . U.S says coalition airstrikes targeted a convoy in Mosul , but it 's not clear if al - Baghdadi was hit .