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  • 'Special breed of courageous': Delta Force operator hails valor of military dog wounded in Baghdadi

    10/27/2019 8:03:50 PM PDT · by bitt · 91 replies
    washington examiner ^ | 10/27/2019 | russ read
    Though no U.S. forces were killed in the Saturday evening raid that led to the death of an ISIS leader, one military working dog suffered severe injuries in the line of duty. The dog, whose name and breed remain unknown, chased Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi into a tunnel and cornered him. With no place to go, the terrorist leader blew himself up along with three of his children, who he was using as human shields. The dog’s injuries highlighted the importance of military working dogs in special operations. Often, they will enter the danger zone with a camera on their backs...