Trump said U.S. Special Operations Forces conducted a raid Saturday night targeting al-Baghdadi in northwest Syria, during which al-Baghdadi killed himself by igniting a suicide vest.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- The latest on the Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, whose death was confirmed by U.S. President Donald Trump: (all times local)
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10:04 am, Oct. 27
U.S. President Donald Trump leaves the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, on Oct. 25, 2019. (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua)
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday the Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had been killed in a U.S. military operation in Syria.
Speaking in the White House, Trump said U.S. Special Operations Forces conducted a raid Saturday night targeting al-Baghdadi in northwest Syria, during which al-Baghdadi killed himself by igniting a suicide vest.
No U.S. personnel were killed in the operation, Trump said.
Al-Baghdadi, 48, whose real name was Ibrahim Awad al-Badri, announced the establishment of a caliphate, or the so-called Islamic State, in June 2014.
In 2016, the U.S. Department of State offered a reward of up to 25 million U.S. dollars for information leading to his capture or death.
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09:31 am, Oct. 27
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before leaving the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, on Oct. 25, 2019. (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua)
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a U.S. military operation in northwest Syria.
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09:21 am, Oct. 27
#BREAKING: Trump says Islamic State leader al-Baghdadi killed in U.S. military operation in Syria.■
