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US commandos kill ISIS leader in Syria raid, civilians also reported dead

President Joe Biden said ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was killed, But civilians were reportedly killed.

By Ghaith Alsayed and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

2 years ago

Film on undercover journalist baiting and exposing ISIS recruiter gets US release

The journalist maintained an ongoing dialogue with a man who had direct ties to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

By Jon Simkins

3 years ago

American commando raid to kill al-Baghdadi was launched from al-Asad Air Base, rehearsals conducted in Erbil

The American commando raid that bagged Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was launched from the sprawling al-Asad airbase in Anbar province Iraq, according to a source on the ground with direct knowledge of the operation.

By Shawn Snow and Howard Altman

5 years ago

Senate Dems likely to block defense spending in border wall dispute

Senate Republican leaders plan to offer a 2020 defense spending bill for a vote this week.

By Joe Gould

5 years ago

Syrian Kurds increase security at prisons after al-Baghdadi’s death; a 2nd ISIS leader may have been killed in separate operation

Syrian Kurdish forces said Monday they are increasing security at prisons and detention facilities holding tens of thousands of Islamic State militants and supporters, including foreigners, following the death of the extremist group’s leader in a U.S. military raid.

5 years ago

Islamic State still poses a threat after al-Baghdadi’s death

Eliminating the Islamic State group's elusive leader gives President Donald Trump a new argument for leaving Syria, but the U.S. military campaign against the extremists is far from finished.

By Robert Burns, The Associated Press

5 years ago

Injured military dog who chased down al-Baghdadi returned to full duty

The military working dog who chased down ISIS leader al-Baghdadi was slightly injured during the raid and has been returned to duty.

By Shawn Snow

5 years ago

Islamic State leader al-Baghdadi leaves a legacy of terror

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi sought to establish an Islamic “caliphate” across Syria and Iraq, but he might be remembered more as the ruthlessly calculating leader of the Islamic State group who brought terror to the heart of Europe and set up a short-lived organization so extreme that it was shunned even by al-Qaida.

5 years ago

Al-Baghdadi’s death a blow, but ISIS has survived other losses

The death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi marks the demise of one of the most brutally effective jihadist leaders of modern times — a man who commanded tens of thousands of fighters from around the world, carved out a territorial caliphate in the Middle East and refined a horrific ideology that survives him.

5 years ago

Trump says al-Baghdadi 'died like a dog’ in US commando raid in Syria

Al-Baghdadi’s last moments alive were spent in “panic and dread” as the ISIS leader was “terrified of the American forces bearing down on him," and he died “whimpering and crying and screaming” like a coward, Trump told reporters Sunday.

By Shawn Snow and Howard Altman

5 years ago

Trump: ISIS leader al-Baghdadi killed in US commando raid

A U.S. official told The Associated Press late Saturday that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was targeted in Syria's Idlib province. The official said confirmation that the IS chief was killed in an explosion is pending.

By Howard Altman

5 years ago

US to transfer Islamic State prisoners evacuated from Syria to Iraq

The U.S. will hand over to Iraqi authorities nearly 50 Islamic State members who were transferred from Syria in recent days, two Iraqi intelligence officials said Thursday.

5 years ago

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US commandos kill ISIS leader in Syria raid, civilians also reported dead

President Joe Biden said ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was killed, But civilians were reportedly killed.

Film on undercover journalist baiting and exposing ISIS recruiter gets US release

The journalist maintained an ongoing dialogue with a man who had direct ties to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

American commando raid to kill al-Baghdadi was launched from al-Asad Air Base, rehearsals conducted in Erbil

The American commando raid that bagged Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was launched from the sprawling al-Asad airbase in Anbar province Iraq, according to a source on the ground with direct knowledge of the operation.

Senate Dems likely to block defense spending in border wall dispute

Senate Republican leaders plan to offer a 2020 defense spending bill for a vote this week.

Syrian Kurds increase security at prisons after al-Baghdadi’s death; a 2nd ISIS leader may have been killed in separate operation

Syrian Kurdish forces said Monday they are increasing security at prisons and detention facilities holding tens of thousands of Islamic State militants and supporters, including foreigners, following the death of the extremist group’s leader in a U.S. military raid.

Islamic State still poses a threat after al-Baghdadi’s death

Eliminating the Islamic State group's elusive leader gives President Donald Trump a new argument for leaving Syria, but the U.S. military campaign against the extremists is far from finished.

Injured military dog who chased down al-Baghdadi returned to full duty

The military working dog who chased down ISIS leader al-Baghdadi was slightly injured during the raid and has been returned to duty.

Islamic State leader al-Baghdadi leaves a legacy of terror

Al-Baghdadi’s death a blow, but ISIS has survived other losses

Trump says al-Baghdadi 'died like a dog’ in US commando raid in Syria

Al-Baghdadi’s last moments alive were spent in “panic and dread” as the ISIS leader was “terrified of the American forces bearing down on him," and he died “whimpering and crying and screaming” like a coward, Trump told reporters Sunday.

Trump: ISIS leader al-Baghdadi killed in US commando raid

A U.S. official told The Associated Press late Saturday that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was targeted in Syria's Idlib province. The official said confirmation that the IS chief was killed in an explosion is pending.

US to transfer Islamic State prisoners evacuated from Syria to Iraq

The U.S. will hand over to Iraqi authorities nearly 50 Islamic State members who were transferred from Syria in recent days, two Iraqi intelligence officials said Thursday.

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