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President Trump confirmed in an address to the nation Sunday that a “whimpering and crying and screaming” Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who as leader of the Islamic State unleashed a rein of jihadist terror around the globe, died during a US special forces raid in Syria. “Last night the US brought the world’s No. 1 terrorist leader to justice,” Trump said from the White House Diplomatic Reception Room. “Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead.” “He was the founder and leader of ISIS. The most ruthless and violent terror organization anywhere in the world. The United States has been searching for Baghdadi for...

The White House announced late Saturday that President Donald Trump will address the nation on Sunday after reports suggest ISIS founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was captured or killed by the United States. The president previewed the news on his Twitter account. “Something very big has just happened!” he wrote cryptically on his Twitter account. Something very big has just happened! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 27, 2019 The United States military conducted a special operations raid on Saturday against Bagdahdi, according to Newsweek, while a senior official said that Baghdadi had been killed. Other reporters on Twitter confirmed the...

Translated from Arabic by Microsoft #عاجل- United States: A raid targeting ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and killing him