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.
Trump says Islamic State leader Baghdadi dead in U.S. forces raid
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 a major blow to the jihadist group.
Iran minister says U.S. killing of Baghdadi ‘not a big deal’: Tweet
The death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was “not a big deal”, Iran’s information minister Mohammad Javad Azari-Jahromi tweeted on Sunday, accusing Iran’s longtime foe of creating Islamic State.
U.S. raid on Baghdadi was staged from airbase in western Iraq: source
The U.S. special operations raid into northwest Syria against Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was staged from an airbase in western Iraq, a U.S. official told Reuters on Sunday.
Russian Defense Ministry: we are unaware of alleged assistance in Baghdadi operation: RIA
The Russian Ministry of Defense said on Sunday it was not aware of any assistance that Russia had allegedly provided to the U.S. air forces in the operation that targeted Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, state-run RIA news agency reported.
Factbox: World reacts to announcement of Islamic State leader Baghdadi’s death
President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that fugitive Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had died in a raid by U.S. special forces in northwest Syria, in what he called a major blow to the jihadist group.
Secret U.S. raid sought to capture Baghdadi: U.S. defense secretary
The U.S. special operations raid into northwest Syria sought to capture Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi if possible, but kill him if necessary, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Sunday.
Shooting at packed Texas college party leaves at least 2 dead
Texas police said they were seeking a gunman on Sunday who fired randomly at a Halloween homecoming party packed with hundreds of college students, leaving at least two dead and wounding about a dozen more, before fleeing amid the chaos that followed.
