President Trump discussed the cornering and killing of longtime ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
President Donald Trump discussed the cornering and killing of longtime ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Sunday morning, describing in great detail the"whimpering and crying" the terrorist did in his final moments before committing suicide.
Amid the special forces operation, Baghdadi detonated a suicide vest alongside several young children he had grabbed to use as human shields, according to Trump. Trump said no U.S. personnel were killed in the operation although he noted a search dog was injured during the operation Saturday. Baghdadi's body was"mutilated by the blast" of his suicide vest after being cornered inside a"dead-end" tunnel in northern Syria. Trump said the tunnel collapsed on Baghdadi's body, but the president noted he was identified by DNA testing done on-site.
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