FILE - This file image made from video posted on a militant website Saturday, July 5, 2014, purports to show the leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, delivering a sermon at a mosque in Iraq during his first public appearance. The leader of the Islamic State militant network is believed dead after being targeted by a U.S. military raid in Syria. A U.S. official told The Associated Press late Saturday, Oct.
President Donald Trump teased a major announcement, tweeting Saturday night that “Something very big has just happened!” A White House spokesman, Hogan Gidley, would say only that the president would be making a “major statement” at 9 a.m. ET Sunday. Al-Baghdadi’s presence in the village, which is a few kilometers away from the Turkish border, would come as a surprise, even if some IS leaders are believed to have fled to Idlib after losing their last territories in Syria to U.S.-allied Kurdish forces in March. The surrounding areas are largely controlled by a rival of the Islamic State group — the al-Qaida-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS — although other jihadi groups sympathetic to IS operate there.
With a $25 million U.S. bounty on his head, al-Baghdadi has been far less visible in recent years, releasing only sporadic audio recordings, including one just last month in which he called on members of the extremist group to do all they could to free IS detainees and women held in jails and camps.
JUST IN: Putin/Russia knew Abu Bakr location for months, and only recently divulged it to the POTUS to get this operation(kill) complete.
Well done to our front line troops from US and Kurdish forces. Sadly this group will just morph into something else.
This man dead then the new one replace.
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Yawn, they are a dime a dozen. Heaven has to be Running out of virgins, right?
Fake News to do mind control.
Great job military keep it up
'believed'
Idiots, he’s dead, test concluded it’s was he that killed himself. The press misleads them self’s.
So not Putin huh..🤔The Dictator who Presided over the 11/8 Attack on America that Planted his Terrorist Regime in the United States White House, resulting in American Deaths at home and Kurdish Ally's Deaths abroad and the Fall of U.S. Institutions.
It’s questionable.
BELIEVED DEAD OR IS DEAD?
All of this is to say, Trump abandoning the Kurds and the release of ISIS members in the hundred to thousands does not make this a big win, as there are likely many to fill the vacuum.
candundaradasi 😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😛😛😛😛🤑🤑😝😝
This will probably not change anything very much. It's looks showy, and the Special Forces were perfection in action. But you kill one weed, another pops up.
JordanaHarlowe Was this US official Trump? Of course it has to be the World's most wanted man. Superlatives always...
Intel provided by the K-U-R-D-S!!👀👀
According to Frump the Liar in Chief
A suicide vest means... no identifiable body? And, honestly, for being the worlds most wanted man, I've never heard of him. I'm going to remain skeptical for now. We'll probably see a video of him holding today's newspaper within a week.
I don't believe a damned thing this administration tells me.
He has been believed to have been dead many times. Hard to believe anything out of this WH.
Who ?
Since it became about oil again, we know who wasn’t involved. And moving another guy’s tee.
Who wants to bet the military had to tell trump that they were going to do this so he had to keep troops there.
Man reading these tweets, most of you guys hate Trump so much he will never do anything you like. He lives rent free in your brains. I hope you find peace with your hate. Trump SundayThoughts
Don’t believe a word that comes out of this administration. Sounds like someone is trying to distract.
What is this.... the 14th time they killed the witch now?
You cut the head off of this snake and 3 more appear.
So they don’t have a body, then? Still Trump will brag about it and expect to be showered with applause and admiration tonight at the World Series.
My condolences to IlhanMN for the loss of her campaign worker.
JonLemire This changes EVERYTHING!!! Call off the Impeachment!
Meh ... Trump's Obama/Bin Laden one upmanship. A distraction from his betrayal of the Kurds handing control of Syria to Russia and Iran.
This must be Trumps big that happened last night, he defeated ISIS again, 100%.
I thought we were bringing our troops home from Syria? Now Trump will say abandoning the Kurds was just a ruse to get this guy out in the open.
candundaradasi To hell with
123RHGreen He can be reunited with John McCaine, who helped BHO to arm ISIS. 🔥🔥
Cat with 9 lives
Thank you President 🇺🇸🇺🇸🤙🤙
Fake news. US left Sryia. Right realDonaldTrump? Gives thes side eye look.
so no phase 1 deal?
Is this guy some kinda fucking Islamic cat with unlimited lives?
GeorgeBrauchler It’s a sad day when I already knew what most of the ridiculous responses would be to this news. This is FANTASTIC NEWS and some of the Left leaning people have lost their collective minds over it.
Thank you President Trump!! 🇺🇸
Another one will replace him . No big deal.
I thought Trump stated that he defeated ISIS a couple of weeks ago? You know, when he left his allies to the Russians and the Turks. I smell a lie.... again.
Good riddance.
“Believe”
Cia=mossad=işid...
US military knows he was protected by turkey s RTErdogan
I just don't understand.. How can they kill the same person many times 😂😂
Iraq also believed to have weapons of mass destruction.
russia will prepare others for replacement...
candundaradasi Dünyada bir pislik daha yokedildi...!
independent verification
candundaradasi We know. it was supposed to be because Baghdadi was an American projectNow he had to die because his mission was over.
Last year they said he was killed in drone strike. So how many times will they ’believe they killed him’?
But the republicans call the associated press fake news
Great. Now go find the rest of the ISIS fighters who’ve escaped. Trump says that they’ve mostly been recaptured. Proof?
He’s been “believed dead” 3 times now. Except he keeps popping up like Michael Myers in a bad Halloween remake.
Russia already claimed that 🤡
Happy days.
Did they drive a stake through his heart this time?
So is realDonaldTrump waiting to officially announce on the Sunday news cycle versus telling us when it was actually confirmed or alleged?
Not bad for a change! Impeachment, Syria fiasco!
If Trump’s admin is involved then I can’t believe any of it. Even if there is a body.
Thanks Trump 👍🏼
That’s good news. I hope our soldiers are safe.
Deep state strikes again.
Is that the correct photo
That’s an automatic re-election baby! So much winning!
How many times had this guy been killed?
I’m hearing on CNN radio ..UGLY orange light bulb dude is going to make a big announcement Sunday am. The ONLY BIG announcement I want to hear from him is a NIxon-type resignation! Anything else is NOTHING to celebrate ! Let me know when the orange dude announces ....
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Who?
So someone else takes his place, big deal, one down doesn't mean crap in this kind of organization, because it's not organized.
Did Turkey let them in to play?
Thank god this is bloody over I guess they are done with terrorism
This distraction certainly comes at a convenient time for the President, neatly diverting our attention from (a) his abandonment of our allies and (b) all the other brainless rubbish he gets himself into on a daily basis.
Baghdadi has already been dead for years, wonder who they tried to kill? hahahahahahhaha get your facts together people
Y'all better get the story straight before you report it. 😂😂😂😂😂
He killed himself
Nice, the way US eliminates terrorists is noteworthy. Hope they realize Paki's support to terrorists that has killed many US army personnel in Afghanistan. They should act here too instead of running away.
believed dead
Is he as dead as al Zarqawi? I seem to remember we killed him a couple of times.
Hey. Can we blame Trump for this?
How long until Biden credits the Obama administration?
The sad thing is they don't know because we heard the same shit years ago.
U.S official forgot to mention that his services no longer needed
Two things 1) Trump said ISIS was gone, but their scummy leader was still alive? 2) it was also “thought” that he was killed in air strikes several times before. The problem with Trump lying so much is nothing can be believed that comes out of his mouth.
I wonder who ordered that 🤔
But what about Ayman al-Zawahiri? trmpaintdoneshiteexceptruineverythinghetouches
There goes the Obamas Arab spring up in smoke!
This is how the US celebrates Diwali!
Ok...but what about the hundreds of ISIS fighters that escaped thanks to Trump....they will retaliate now.
Russians claimed they killed him in 2017.
What does it change ? Except for Trump's campaign ?
Why did the military say this man died years ago And now they're saying he killed himself by suicide bomb.... sooooooo back to Trumps impeachment.
Again?
DBChirpy did Baghdadi kill himself via suicide vest? If yes he is a martyr. The Isis problem will get worse
So let’s get this straight.... realDonaldTrump had this guy captured... he disgraced the American nation by bailing on our own station which was ransacked by Russians then sends a group of soldiers to kill a guy we already had captured... it’s like a Hollywood story
Timing is too convenient. Vlad brokered a deal: Trump gives up thousands of Kurds, Turkey gives up Baghdadi & Russia gets the Middle East.
this graphic always cracks me up.
You may not know the words But you sure have heard the tune Another political icecream truck Janking down the avenue! All the kiddies come running- [Come & get your icecream!] & Drop what they're doing- To suddenly dance to the pavlovian flute Of some heartless rat-killing brute
Shadowy lol he's probably been dead for years!!!
Doesn't matter. Snake will grow a new head soon and his successor will be named.
This guy has been “killed” multiple times now. Ok
Dont be surprised if the child in Chief leaked fake info to discredit the media
Sorry AOC I’m sure you wanted to marry him too.
At this point, all face value analysis of this reporting seems trivial.
I wonder of this is a distraction by Trump. Just saying.
Great job! Now let's focus on the important stuff: IMPEACHMENT
I’m reluctant to celebrate the death of anyone but, AlBaghdadi was America’s enemy. Congratulations to the United States Military & the Trump Administration. One sour note. How will we confirm it? According to Trump none of our intelligence agencies can be trusted. A pickle.
He was killed following Trump's decision to kill him. He was a US puppet! They've chewed and spit him after their defeat.
Winning never gets old. TrumpLandslideVictory2020
A martyr was created when Al-Baghdadi detonated the suicide vest, and the middle-east with their 'ancient' conflicts, as Trump put it, has a much longer memory than realDonaldTrump, and most Americans. It is on those short-term, short-sighted, memories on which he'll bank.
Wait, I thought they were “decimated” long ago according to Don the Con... now it’s a big deal?
The final whack to the whack a mole of terrorists?
کون خر خنجر زده، بغدادی و بن لادن دست پرورده های خود آمریکا بودند، آیا این دو نفر مسبب دو ده جنگ بوده یا اشتهای سیری ناپذیر غرب و آمریکا برای غارت نفت.
THANK YOU President Trump!!! realDonaldTrump bestpresidentever
Didn't the guy blow himself up? Suicide? LOL. Lame. Trump will never be Obama.
Thank you Trump!
yea... said Isis, that's right.. you got him! 🙄
Lie
IntelDoge I wanted to be the most wanted dammit
Libs losing their heads on here more than homie in the story
トランプの支持率こんなんで上がっちゃうんだろなぁ
How convenient. I wanna see the body
I truely hope al-Baghdad’s has been dispatched to the eternal abyss of misery
Oh good, so I guess terrorism is over. Great job everyone
Awesome news!! Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was a vicious man. With the exception of bin Laden, he's probably the most important terrorist killed since al-Zarqawi. I hope that they find al-Zawahiri soon and take care of that evil man next.
Missiles can't kill an idea. And they can't make anyone respect the United States.
Vacuum created
Where’s the photo?
Well then, I guess we have to stay in Syria. NeverEndingWar WarforOil
Has been believed dead too many times before, already. Just a political talking point for Donald Trump. Unlike Obama, who sent Navy SEALs into Abottabad, got Osama bin Laden, extracted him, and buried him in the sea, to be overlord of the skeletons.
I'll say it again.. suspicious timing. Don't trust them.
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