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The United States disclosed on Friday a secret military ground operation that killed an Islamic State operative seen as a close associate of leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and linked to an attack on a Turkish nightclub that left 39 people dead. Jonah Green reports.

U.S. President Donald Trump described how ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died — “whimpering and crying” in his final moments. He said that while his body was mutilated upon death, test results positively confirmed his identity.

U.S. President Donald Trump had stern words about how former ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died and said al-Baghdadi’s followers should know he didn’t die a hero, but “a coward.”

Video shot by Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency purported to show the alleged aftermath of the raid by U.S. special forces that targeted fugitive Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in northwest Syria.

On Sunday, U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham praised the Special Forces operation that resulted in the apparent suicide of fugitive Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

U.S. Defence Secretary, in an interview on ABC This Week, called the raid that led to the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was a “great day for America” and that it was a warning to leaders of other terrorist groups.

Former U.S. vice-president Joe Biden commended the military for their involvement in the raid that led to the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, but cautioned that ISIS was still a threat and they still need to provide support to allies who fought with them against the group.

Several Democratic presidential hopefuls, including Senators Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg reacted Sunday to news of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s death following a raid by U.S. special forces.

U.S. President Donald Trump received “Conan,” the dog that was injured in the raid that killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, at the White House on Monday, telling reporters that the dog has received a certificate and an award that will be displayed in the White House.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Oct. 27 that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed on Saturday night as part of a U.S. military raid. Trump says al-Baghdadi who died after igniting a suicide vest in a tunnel.

Following his announcement that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed as part of a U.S. military raid, President Donald Trump said that Russia “likes” that the U.S. kills terrorists because the country is situated closer to ISIS territories than the United States, and that other nations who are situated closer should help fight terrorism.

After announcing the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, U.S. President Donald Trump called ISIS personnel and al-Baghdadi “frightened puppies” and “losers”.

U.S. President Donald Trump said only a small group of people knew about the U.S. military raid on ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Trump called Washington D.C. a “leaking machine,” which is why he said he kept the operation secret, even from some members of congress, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday talked about the killing of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi during a Police Chiefs conference in Chicago.

Senator Amy Klobuchar appeared on T.V. show Face the Nation Sunday, following the announcement of the killing of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

U.S. Democratic Rep. and House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff reacted to the recent raid in Syria that killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on ABC This Week, saying while he had not been notified of the raid, he saw it as an “operational success.”

The dog that accompanied U.S. troops on the recent ISIS raid, where leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed, was injured on the mission but remains alive, according to President Donald Trump on Oct. 27.

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi — the man who led ISIS as it slaughtered thousands and spread extremist ideology around the world — is dead, according to the U.S. president. So who exactly was he?

New details have revealed that it was a former ISIS member turned spy for the Syrian Democratic Forces that eventually led the U.S. forces to leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi this past weekend in a raid that resulted in Baghdadi’s death. It comes as new video showing the raid was released Wednesday.

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi — the man who led ISIS as it slaughtered thousands and spread extremist ideology around the world — is dead, according to the U.S. president. So who exactly was he?