New Delhi, Oct.28 (HS): Terrorist organization ISIS Chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed by American Delta Force in Syria. US president, Donald Trump has confirmed his death and told when Baghdadi was closed in he started screaming and praying for his life.
During the seize several children were with him and he tried to use them as a shield in a tunnel where he was hiding.
”Baghdadi was violently eliminated last night. He will never again harm another innocent man, woman, or child. The world is now a much safer place”, Trump said.
Baghdadi’s demise demonstrates our commitment to the enduring and total defeat of ISIS and other terrorist organizations, he said further.
Trump said, Baghdadi ‘died like a dog’ adding that a ‘large number’ of Baghdadi’s supporters died in US raid
Meanwhile, Trump thanks ‘Russia, Turkey, Syria and Iraq’ for help in Baghdadi raid trap.
Syria Kurds expect IS revenge attacks after Baghdadi death. At the same time, Benjamin Netanyahu, the former Prime Minister of Israel has also said, death of IS chief ‘important milestone’: UK’s Johnson says battle against IS group ‘not yet over’. However, Iraq said it provided Baghdadi’s location to US for raid.
Turkey on Sunday said there was “coordination” between Ankara and Washington before the operation which US media reports said targeted and killed Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Russia defence ministry voiced doubt over “umpteenth death” of Baghdadi.
