The Guardian: He died as he lived – a coward': Isis victims' relatives on Baghdadi's death
Survivors and bereaved families express relief and say fight for justice must go on
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi led a movement that prided itself on mass killings and indiscriminate violence. His Islamic State ended thousands of lives across Syria and Iraq and galvanised fighters and supporters worldwide to carry out deadly attacks that were intended to horrify.
On Saturday night, Baghdadi killed himself and three of his children during a US special forces raid on his hideout in Syria. Around the world, survivors and families devastated by Isis have been digesting the news.
“Baghdadi died as he lived – a coward using children as a shield,” said Nadia Murad, a member of Iraq’s Yazidi minority who lost much of her family during Isis advances that UN investigators have described as genocide.
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WNU Editor: This is/was fitting .... Who is Kayla Mueller? US military operation to kill Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi named after Islamic State hostage (ABC News Online)
More News On ISIS Victims' Relatives On Baghdadi's Death
Parents of Kayla Mueller, the ISIS victim Al-Baghdadi operation was named after, say she might still have been alive if Obama had been as 'decisive' as Trump -- Daily Mail
IS victims see satisfaction but no closure in leader’s death -- AP
Family of slain ISIL hostage 'touched' by US operation -- Al Jazeera
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I loved the name of the operation. RIP Kayla.
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