Pentagon releases footage of US military raid that killed Isis leader al-Baghdadi in Syria
- 5 years ago
US defence officials at the Pentagon have provided more details about their military operation in Syria on October 26, 2019 that killed Islamic State founder and leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Isis, meanwhile, has issued a statement on the messaging service Telegram saying that the terror group has chosen a new leader, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Qurashi and promised to avenge Baghdadi’s death.