President Donald Trump on Sunday confirmed the death of a “high-value ISIS target” Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of ISIS.He said the U.S. forces operation led to his death.
“He was screaming, he killed himself and his three children, his body was mutilated after he blasted himself but he was positively identified,” the American president announced.
He further said, that it was a two hours successful mission and that the American forces took highly sensitive materials of the ISIS showing their secrets and their future plans.
Trump who was addressing the press from the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House said that during the operation in Idlib, Syria, 11 young children were saved without being injured.
“Our commitment to annihilating terrorist groups globally is unwavered,” he said.
He recounted the recent killing of Hamza bin Laden, a son of the former al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in September this year who he said was an heir apparent to al-Qaida.
“Other terrorist organizations are on our radar,they have killed many people.Innocent executions of Christians in Libya and Egypt are among the schemes of these groups,the US President said.
And that ISIS,forced religion conversions which were all masterminded by Baghdadi. Trump said that the deceased was vicious and violent but he died as a coward running and crying.
The 48 year old Al-Baghdadi, whose real name was Ibrahim Awad al-Badri, made the announcement of the establishment of a caliphate, otherwise known as Islamic State, in June 2014.
“I want to thank Russia,Syria,Turkey and Iraq who helped us by allowing us to use their airspace without even the knowledge of our mission.Last night was a great night for the US and the entire world,” he said.
He however acknowledged that it was a dangerous mission,where the American forces were met with local gunfire but which they swiftly exterminated.
“This operation started two weeks ago,many of his[Baghdadi’s] people were killed, we lost nobody in the operation.” President Trump said.
