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Devil Child

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Sun Oct 27, 2019, 12:03 AM Oct 2019

Trump Approves Special Ops Raid Targeting ISIS Leader Baghdadi, Military Says He's Dead [View all]

Source: Newsweek

The United States military has conducted a special operations raid targeting one of its most high-value targets, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State militant group (ISIS), Newsweek has learned. President Donald Trump approved the mission nearly a week before it took place.

Amid reports Saturday of U.S. military helicopters over Syria's northwestern Idlib province, a senior Pentagon official familiar with the operation and Army official briefed on the matter told Newsweek that Baghdadi was the target of the top-secret operation in the last bastion of the country's Islamist-dominated opposition, a faction that has clashed with ISIS in recent years. A U.S. Army official briefed on the results of the operation told Newsweek that Baghdadi was killed in the raid. And the Defense Department told the White House they have "high confidence" that the high-value target killed was Baghdadi, but further verification is pending.

Members of a team from the Joint Special Operations Command carried out Saturday's high-level operation after receiving actionable intelligence, according to sources familiar with the operation. The location raided by special operations troops had been under surveillance for some time.

On Saturday night, after the operation had concluded, President Trump tweeted: "Something very big has just happened!" The White House announced later that the president will make a "major statement" Sunday at 9:00 a.m.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/trump-approves-special-ops-raid-targeting-isis-leader-baghdadi-1467982



Good riddance.
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I really hope this is true! Nt VarryOn Oct 2019 #1
I am sure it is, and you are right, it is a good thing still_one Oct 2019 #2
And If He Pops Up Alive Sunday At 9:01? Me. Oct 2019 #3
Then repeat the operation & continue to strike any of his replacements as needed. n/t Devil Child Oct 2019 #7
He won't. This would not have been announced if he wasn't. Trump was just a monkey told to sign still_one Oct 2019 #8
My hunch is trump claiming all the credit at the expense of the US Armed Forces Devil Child Oct 2019 #9
Same here. still_one Oct 2019 #14
First he thanked Russia. nt tblue37 Oct 2019 #27
Probly someone already took his place rickyhall Oct 2019 #4
Awesome news Polybius Oct 2019 #5
Yup. Good riddance. Though... renegade000 Oct 2019 #6
"high confidence" code words for "he was already dead long before we got there"? cstanleytech Oct 2019 #10
Let the ball-spiking begin. NBachers Oct 2019 #11
Don't take Trump's bait on Baghdadi Linda Ed Oct 2019 #12
Completely agree We need to unequivocally see this as a US military success karynnj Oct 2019 #20
.. DashOneBravo Oct 2019 #33
I thought Trump said ISIS was destroyed long ago elias7 Oct 2019 #13
Kick OKNancy Oct 2019 #15
I'm sure Trump will make a tough-sounding speech about this. JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2019 #16
The Military approached Trump with one last mission before they are withdrawn from Syria. LawnKorn Oct 2019 #17
This business of assassinating leaders, no matter how bad they may be, is insane. Girard442 Oct 2019 #18
Ahem. Laden & Baghdadi were military leaders who had declared war on the US. Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2019 #21
As to your dude, perhaps you would have sent those military commanders fruit baskets and a pony. Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2019 #22
How I wish attempt to assassinate Hitler had succeeded at140 Oct 2019 #29
Boo-fucking-hoo Devil Child Oct 2019 #44
"This business of assassinating leaders, no matter how bad they may be, is insane" ?! EX500rider Oct 2019 #47
Back in another reality, the Israelis didn't assassinate Eichmann. Girard442 Oct 2019 #50
And how do you suggest they arrest a terrorist wearing a suicide vest? nt EX500rider Oct 2019 #51
Surprised Trump didn't blurt this op out beforehand DeminPennswoods Oct 2019 #19
Apparently Baghdadi blew himself up before US forces actually got to him. honest.abe Oct 2019 #23
You might want to fix that headline Javaman Oct 2019 #25
LOL... fixed! honest.abe Oct 2019 #28
Baghdadi was running in a dead end tunnel at140 Oct 2019 #30
Blew himself up and apparently took three children with him n/t Devil Child Oct 2019 #45
Far more Americans have been killed by Trump-inspired terrorists than by ISIS terrorists. dalton99a Oct 2019 #24
This news is a big blow to ISIS propaganda .. eom at140 Oct 2019 #26
Oddly, he was also killed two years ago Maeve Oct 2019 #31
Another quid pro quo? nt yaesu Oct 2019 #32
Not the leader of ISIS anymore. keithbvadu2 Oct 2019 #34
Do we get to Monday morning quarterback this the way reThugs did when Bin Laden was killed under jcmaine72 Oct 2019 #35
It took three days of silence before the GOP found a way to attack Obama LastLiberal in PalmSprings Oct 2019 #41
I do not believe him Evergreen Emerald Oct 2019 #36
Where's the body our military will bury at sea? KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2019 #37
Field DNA testing revealed a beautiful and perfect match dalton99a Oct 2019 #38
LOL. KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2019 #39
And how many times has Al Baghdadi been killed? paleotn Oct 2019 #40
More times than Kenny on "South Park." LastLiberal in PalmSprings Oct 2019 #42
Yep paleotn Oct 2019 #43
And then a continuing series of no.1's and 2's will pop up. Crowman2009 Oct 2019 #46
And then a continuing series of surgical strikes or operations will pop up to address their arrival Devil Child Oct 2019 #48
This will never end unless we cut off Saudi funding. Crowman2009 Oct 2019 #52
I strongly agree. Devil Child Oct 2019 #53
Another one bites the dust Devil Child Oct 2019 #49
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