Timeline: Anatomy of a raid – how the United States took out Baghdadi
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of violent jihadist group Islamic State, died during an overnight raid led by U.S. military forces in Syria.
Northern California wildfires force evacuation orders for 130,000
California authorities north of the San Francisco Bay area widened their evacuation orders to 130,000 people on Sunday as firefighters battled a growing, wind-whipped wildfire in the area known for its rolling hills and wineries.
France on high alert for revenge attacks following death of Baghdadi
French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner, in a letter to police prefects seen by Reuters, called on Sunday for increased vigilance to prevent possible revenge attacks following the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Islamic State leader Baghdadi died ‘in panic and dread’, says Trump
Fugitive Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died “whimpering and crying” in a raid by U.S. special forces in northwest Syria, President Donald Trump announced on Sunday, in what he called a major victory over the jihadist group.
Kurdish YPG: Islamic State spokesman killed in Syria
The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said on Sunday that Islamic State spokesman Abu al-Hassan al-Muhajir was killed in a joint raid between Kurdish-led and U.S. forces in northern Syria.
France’s Macron says Baghdadi’s death a blow for IS but it just a stage
French President Emmanuel Macron said the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is a hard blow for Islamic State but that it is just a stage in the fight against the organization.
IS leader’s death is fatal blow to group: Bahrain’s foreign minister
Bahrain Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa said on Sunday on his Twitter account that the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was a fatal blow to the group.
Iran says Baghdadi’s death is not end of Islamic State
Iran said on Sunday the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi will not mean the end of the group and its ideology, Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei tweeted.
IS leader’s death marks turning point in anti-terror efforts: Turkey’s Erdogan
The death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi marks a turning point in joint fight against terrorism, Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday
Islamic State’s Baghdadi: a trail of horror and death
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the Iraqi jihadist who rose from obscurity to declare himself “caliph” of all Muslims as the leader of Islamic State, has died in a raid by U.S. special forces in northwest Syria.