THE STREAM–
Senior ISIS leader Abu Bkar al-Baghdadi has been killed during an operation by U.S. forces in Northern Syria. President Trump announced the successful mission in a press conference Sunday morning.
“He died after running into a dead end tunnel, whimpering and crying and screaming all the way,” Trump said.
Terrorist leader detonated a suicide vest as US Special Operations forces cornered him under a compound where he was hiding. Three children he had dragged with him as cover were killed in the blast. 11 other children had been rescued. An unstated number of ISIS fighters and supporters were captured or killed. No U.S. troops were injured in the operation.
During his speech and press conference, Trump repeatedly praised the cooperation he got from Russia, Turkey, Syria, Iraq and the Kurds. He said the mission path took our troops over powerfully armed territory, and getting in and out posed great danger.
Trump also had well-founded concerns about leaking, so he kept the military operation close to the vest, not even notifying Speaker Nancy Pelosi. “I wanted to make sure this was kept secret. I don’t want to have men lost and women.” Continue reading…
