Just like the saying goes, “A dog is a man’s best friend”, oh well, this dog sensed a threat and enemy close-by!
President Donald Trump tweeted a photo of the dog that chased ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi into the dead-end tunnel, where he detonated his suicide vest, killing himself and three children. He applauded the dog’s actions while describing the Saturday evening raid, but did not reveal any information about the courageous canine’s identity.
Unfortunately, the dog got injured in the raid but it’s back with his handler and recovering from his injuries, Pentagon officials said.
Trump tweeted: “We have declassified a picture of the wonderful dog (name not declassified) that did such a GREAT JOB in capturing and killing the Leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi!”
Here’s your first look at the hero pooch.
We have declassified a picture of the wonderful dog (name not declassified) that did such a GREAT JOB in capturing and killing the Leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi!
The killing of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a US raid in northwestern Syria Saturday night is a blow against the terrorist organization.
While ISIS may have a succession plan in place it is likely only known to a very small number of the organization’s senior leadership. The group has not publicly signaled who will take over. This means that whoever succeeds Baghdadi may have very little name recognition amongst jihadis worldwide. This may challenge ISIS’ ability to inspire global terror.
In removing Baghdadi from the battlefield, the United States has neutralized the threat from a man who was both ruthless and highly adept in running a clandestine terrorist organization. After he took over the leadership in 2010 of what was then-called the Islamic State of Iraq, Baghdadi rebuilt the group into a force that just a few years later took control of vast swathes of Syria and Iraq.
In announcing the death of Baghdadi, President Donald Trump declared he was the “world’s number one terrorist leader.” But for ISIS and its tens of thousands of followers globally, he was much more than that. Ever since Baghdadi was publicly presented as “caliph” by the group in the Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul in July 2014, his followers have held him to be the supreme political and spiritual leader of all Muslims worldwide.
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Turkey’s communications director Fahrettin Altun said there should be a “thorough investigation” about the movement of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi within Syria and eventually to Idlib, in a series of tweets early Monday morning local time.
“Those responsible for helping, abetting, and tolerating such movements need to be investigated and brought to justice,” he said.
He called the killing of the ISIS leader a “great success” for counterterrorism operations worldwide, adding that the fight “needs to continue without interruption.”
The communications director also said Turkey stands by its allies when it comes to fighting terrorism and has fought against ISIS extensively, adding that some of the attacks took place as a result of direct orders from al-Baghdadi, “including the Reina night club attack and the attack against our Mosul consulate.”
“We believe that cooperation against terror groups should not end with the killing of high profile leaders but should continue until all cells of the groups are eradicated and all members of the group are brought to justice,” Altun said.
Fresh off his announcement of the operation that killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, President Donald Trump will watch the World Series from behind home plate, a source tells CNN.
Trump will be seated in a suite behind home plate at Nationals Park with “friendly members of Congress,” a source familiar tells CNN’s Noah Gray. First lady Melania Trump will join the President at the game, White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham tells CNN’s Kate Bennett.
The Trumps will be accompanied in the suite by House Minority Whip and Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz and South Carolina Sen. Lindsay Graham, who was in the room Sunday morning as Trump told the nation about the Saturday operation.
The Washington Post reports that Trump will arrive after the ceremonial first pitch to alleviate the crush of fans entering Nationals Park due to the enhanced security measures.
Trump had been asked about throwing out the first pitch at tonight’s game, but he declined, joking on Thursday that he’d be dressed in “a lot of heavy armor.” As CNN’s Kyle Feldscher wrote on Friday, the longtime baseball fan has thrown first pitches before, including one at a minor league game where he landed his helicopter in center field before throwing a strike.
Tonight’s Game 5 between the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals is slated to begin at 8:07 p.m., ET. The road team has won each of the previous four games. Regardless of tonight’s outcome, there will be a Game 6 in Houston on Tuesday night.
Baghdadi may be buried at sea by US military
From CNN’s Barbara Starr
A source familiar tells CNN that the body of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi may be disposed at sea.
White House national security adviser Robert O’Brien on NBC’s “Meet the Press” said he expected the US to follow the same protocol as Osama Bin Laden. The Al-Qaeda leader was killed in 2011 raid in Pakistan by US Navy SEALs and was buried at sea.
Appearing on “Meet the Press,” O’Brien said Baghdadi’s “body will be disposed of properly.”
Asked if the US would follow the same protocol as bin laden, O’Brien said, “I would expect that to be the case.”
