Death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
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| Death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi | |||||||
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| Part of Operation Inherent Resolve, Syrian Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United StatesSupported by:  Iraq[1]  Rojava[2] |
 Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (alleged; US claim)File:HurasAlDeenFlag.jpg Guardians of Religion Organization | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Donald Trump |
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi † | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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| Strength | |||||||
| 8 helicopters | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None (US claim) |
Unknown File:HurasAlDeenFlag.jpg 1 killed[3] | ||||||
| 9 killed (SOHR claim)[4] | |||||||
The Barisha raid was a United States military operation in Barisha, Idlib Governorate in northwestern Syria. According to US officials including President Donald Trump, the leader of ISIS Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed.[5]
Raid
On 26 October 2019 U.S. Joint Special Operations Command's (JSOC) Delta Force conducted a raid into the Idlib province of Syria on the border with Turkey that allegedly resulted in the death of al-Baghdadi.[6] The raid was launched based on a CIA Special Activities Division's intelligence effort that located the leader of ISIS.[7] The Syrian Democratic Forces provided direct and extensive support to the operation.[8]
Casualties
According to SOHR, 9 people were killed including one child, two women and some high-ranking ISIS leaders.[4] One Guardians of Religion Organization commander was believed to be among the casualties.[3]
Reactions
International reactions
Turkey – Senior aide to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Fahrettin Altun, stated to Reuters: "Turkey was proud to help the United States, our NATO ally, bring a notorious terrorist to justice ... We remember today Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s civilian victims and our military heroes, who lost their lives to protect the world from Daesh (Islamic State) terrorists."[9]
United Kingdom – Prime Minister Boris Johnson called the death of Baghdadi an "important moment" but said that the "fight [against ISIL] was not over."[10]
See also
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ a b [3]
- ^ a b [4]
- ^ [5]
- ^ https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/26/politics/white--trump-announcement-sunday/index.html
- ^ Jackson, David; Subramanian, Courtney; Collins, Michael. "President Trump says ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead after U.S.-led raid in Syria". USA TODAY.
- ^ Altman, Howard (27 October 2019). "Trump: ISIS leader al-Baghdadi killed in US commando raid". Military Times.
- ^ [6]
- ^ https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2019/10/27/UK-s-Johnson-Killing-of-al-Baghdadi-important-moment-but-fight-not-over-.html
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