The Death Of Islamic State Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi -- News Updates October 28, 2019

The Guardian: Nowhere left to run: how the US finally caught up with Isis leader Baghdadi

The hunt for the Islamic State leader had lasted years until Iraqi officials got a break last month

Cornered in a dead-end tunnel, with a robot creeping towards him, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had nowhere left to run. Dogs barked in the darkness, a US soldier called out … and then came the thundering explosion that killed the world’s most wanted man – together with three terrified children he was using as human shields.

The US military finally caught up with the Islamic State leader in a remote hamlet of northwestern Syria, but not before he detonated a suicide vest strapped to his body as special forces troops disgorged from helicopters and crouched near the frugal stone house in which he was hiding.

Forensic specialists stood by, carrying samples of Baghdadi’s DNA and the means to compare it with remains at the scene. They quickly matched what they had with what soldiers retrieved from the underground blast. Two hours into the raid, the attackers were able to confirm that they had indeed found their man. Some soldiers secured what remained of Baghdadi in sealed bags, another group ushered 10 children to the home of a bewildered neighbour, and yet more carried bits and pieces from the home they had destroyed to eight waiting attack helicopters.

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The Death Of Islamic State Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi -- News Updates October 28, 2019

The tip, the raid, the reveal: The takedown of al-Baghdadi -- AP
Inside the dramatic US military raid that killed ISIS leader Baghdadi -- CNN
U.S. raid on Baghdadi was staged from airbase in western Iraq: source -- Reuters
Donald Trump says IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead. Here's how the US operation unfolded -- ABC News Online
PICTURED: The Kentucky special forces commander who helped plan and lead the mission to kill al-Baghdadi as it is revealed the raid was canceled THREE times before this one was given the green light -- Daily Mail
Exclusive: Baghdadi's aide was key to his capture - Iraqi intelligence sources -- Reuters
Iraq led CIA to Baghdadi -- The Australian
Iraq says it gave ‘accurate’ intel of Baghdadi -- Anadolu Agency
The Latest: Trump hails military strike on Islamic State -- AP
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi death: Trump defends not informing Congress of raid -- BBC
Iran And Iraq Say Their Sources Indicate Al-Baghdadi Was Killed -- Radio Farda
'Fight not over': World leaders react to announcement of Baghdadi's death -- France 24
If IS chief al-Baghdadi is dead, Trump has made a big contribution to fighting terrorism – Kremlin -- RT
Pence: 'All credit' for al-Baghdadi raid goes to Trump's 'decisiveness' and special operations forces -- The Hill
National security adviser says ISIS leader's death marks 'great day' for US, world -- The Hill
Pompeo: ISIS leader's death proof the US won't 'stop in the pursuit of bringing evil to justice' -- The Hill
Clapper: US can't stop worrying about ISIS after leader's death -- The Hill
Afghanistan says death of Islamic State leader delivers big blow to Afghan faction -- Reuters