Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi
Parents of Jewish journalist slain by ISIS thank Trump for ‘eliminating’ al-Baghdadi
“While the victory will not bring our beloved son back, it is a significant step in the campaign against ISIS,” said Shirley Sotloff.
The leader’s Syria compound was destroyed “to ensure that it would not be a shrine or otherwise memorable in any way,” states U.S. Central Command Commander Gen. Kenneth McKenzie.
The U.S. president did not give the name of the person killed or any further details.
Four experts of geostrategic analysis and business consultancy at Wikistrat experts weigh in on the long-term significance of the Islamic State leader’s death.
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi “died like a dog,” says U.S. president, thanking Turkey, Syria, Russia, Iraq and the Syrian Kurds for their assistance and support with the raid on al-Baghdadi’s compound.
U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly approved major raid targeting terrorist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi less than a week ago.
