The killing of ISIS leader Abu Bakr Baghdadi is a theatrical performance directed by the US.

Axar.az reports this was said by the Middle East expert Nikolai Starikov in a live broadcast during Russia's "Po suti dela".

He said that we had seen such a show during the assassination of al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden.

“The US is not giving up its script. Again, a mission filled with "terrible" statements, "dangerous" operations, and "secret" moments. We have more convincing evidence that the US is sponsoring ISIS. Al-Qaeda has previously been under the auspices of Washington. This is undeniable. We have facts and evidence, ”said the expert.

He said there was no evidence that Baghdadi was actually dead.