Trump says US forces cornered IS leader in dead-end tunnel
The AP reports: "Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi , the shadowy leader of the Islamic State group
who presided over its global jihad and became arguably the world’s most
wanted man, died after U.S. special operators cornered him during a raid
in Syria, President Donald Trump said Sunday. [...] The death of
al-Baghdadi was a milestone in the fight against IS, which brutalized
swaths of Syria and Iraq and sought to direct a global campaign from a
self-declared “caliphate.” A yearslong campaign by American and allied
forces led to the recapture of the group’s territorial holding, but its
violent ideology has continued to inspire attacks."
Comment: This is a significant victory in the battle against Islamic terrorism.
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