France says Baghdadi’s death is not end of Islamic State
French Defense Minister Florence Parly congratulated the United States for the operation that led to the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi but warned that this did not mean the end of the organization.
Russian Defense Ministry says has no reliable info on ‘yet another’ killing of Baghdadi: RIA
The Russian Ministry of Defense said on Sunday it had no reliable information on the U.S. operation that killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, state-run RIA news agency reported after U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed his death.
Syria’s SDF says its intelligence helped locate Baghdadi
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Sunday the operation that killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi took place after its intelligence pinpointed his location.
Baghdadi’s death: a major blow to Islamic State
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died during an overnight raid led by U.S. military forces in Syria, a further blow to a jihadist group that once held a swathe of territory in Iraq and Syria…
Trump says Islamic State leader Baghdadi dead in U.S. forces raid
President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that fugitive Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died in a raid by U.S. special forces in northwest Syria, in a major blow to the jihadist group.
Ex-CIA spy flees from Italy to U.S. fearing for her safety: paper
A former U.S. spy, pardoned by Italy in connection with the CIA kidnapping of a terrorism suspect in Milan, has fled from Italy to the United States fearing for her safety, Italian newspaper Il Corriere della Sera on Sunday quoted her as saying.
Mission targeting Baghdadi involved U.S. special forces in Syria’s Idlib region: U.S. official
The U.S. mission that targeted Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi involved special operations forces and took place in Syria’s Idlib region, a U.S. official said on Sunday.
Bodies of three men, three women found at scene of attack targeting Baghdadi: jihadist source
The bodies of three men and three women were found at the scene of an attack targeting Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, whose body was taken away by attacking U.S. forces, a commander with a jihadist group in the area said.
Syria’s SDF worked on five-month joint operation to eliminate Baghdadi: commander
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has been working for five months as part of a joint operation to eliminate Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, its commander said on Sunday.
Iraqi intelligence paved way for Baghdadi raid: intelligence official
Iraq’s intelligence service provided the U.S.-led coalition with the exact coordinates of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s location, paving the way for the raid that reportedly killed him, an Iraqi intelligence official told Reuters on Sunda…
