Russia lies to Trump: We were not involved in Al Baghdad's murder.

Russia's Defence Ministry has declared that it knew nothing about US Air Force assistance mentioned by President Donald Trump at a press conference, where he spoke of the murder of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdad.

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Trump said at a press conference that Russia had opened air space for American aircraft, which it controls over Syrian territories.

But Konasenkov said no air strikes were reported by US aviation or the US-led coalition in Idlib today or the previous days.

He also said another report on the murder of ISIS leader cannot influence the situation still in Syria.

“The SIS was defeated by Syrian government forces and backed by Russian air forces in early 2018, Abu Bakr Al Baghdad's death will have no impact on the situation in Syria or on the actions of the remaining terrorists in Idlib,”, Konasenkov said.