US President Donald Trump on ISIS chief killing worlds no 1 terrorist brought to justice
Washington: Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State, was killed in an attack by US special forces in northwestern Syria on Saturday. US President Donald Trump announced this on Sunday.
Trump said Baghdadi, the leader of the “ruthless” Islamic State and the world’s number one terrorist, was killed ‘like a dog and coward’.
He confirmed the death of Baghdadi during a press conference at the White House, saying that the US K9 Swan Squad chased the IS gangster in a side-closed tunnel and when he had no way to escape, he committed suicide. Blasted in the jacket and blew himself and three. In the last moments of his life he cried, screamed and screamed.
Trump said that the US Special Operations Forces executed a “bold and risky campaign” brilliantly at night. He said, ‘America killed the world’s number one terrorist kingpin.
Abu Bakr al Baghdadi is dead. The US President said, “He was the founder and leader of ISIS which is the world’s most brutal and violent terrorist organization.” America had been searching for Baghdadi for many years. Capturing or killing Baghdadi was my administration’s top priority for national security.
Trump said, “He ran in a closed tunnel from one side. During this time he kept crying and screaming the whole time. The last moments of his life were spent in awe of the American army, which created fear in others. “
He said that not a single American soldier was killed in the campaign, but many supporters of Baghdadi were killed and many were captured. He said that very sensitive material and information has been received from him.
Trump said he watched the campaign live from the White House with Vice President Mike Pence and top military officials. He said that the American commanders blasted the campus wall. The explosion damaged Baghdadi’s body, but his identity was confirmed by DNA testing.
IS committed a lot of atrocities on the people, due to which a large number of people lost their lives. In the last five years, very little information was found about Baghdadi’s whereabouts. During this, there were reports of his death several times.
Baghdadi’s death is considered a major political victory for President Trump, who is facing a process of impeachment by the opposition Democratic Party.
Trump thanked Russia, Turkey, Syria, and Iraq for their support in the campaign. He also thanked the Syrian Kurds for providing helpful information in the campaign. He said, “The Kurds did not play a military role but they provided information to us.”
He said that we talked to Russia and told him that we are coming there … He responded very well. We did not tell Russia what our campaign is. Trump said, “It was an intelligence operation. There was light firing as soon as it entered, which was responded to immediately. The operation process was started at 5 pm (local time).
He said that before the operation with 11 children from that compound Many people were rescued. DNA testing has proved that he was Baghdadi. Two of his wives were also killed in the attack.
Trump said that the United States had been constantly monitoring Baghdadi for the past few weeks. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the announcement of US President Trump’s death of Baghdadi on Sunday, calling it an “important milestone”. Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson called it an important moment and said that the war against IS is not over yet.