BAGHDAD — A coalition air strike near the Iraqi border town of Al-Qaim killed at least 17 Islamic State militants and nine civilians Wednesday night, a hospital source said. Arabic channel Al-Arabiya Al-Hadath said Islamic State leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi was there, citing “anonymous sources”, but the information could not be confirmed. The source in Al-Qaim hospital said 29 militants were wounded in the strike targeting Islamic State positions in Al-Rumana and Husaiba areas, and some were taken across the border to Syria for treatment. Islamic State daily radio broadcast Al-Bayan said “Crusader Safavid” air strikes near Al-Qaim had killed three people and wounded others including women and children, using the derogatory term they use for the anti-Islamic State coalition. Al-Qaim is about 330 km northwest of Baghdad. — Reuters