ISIS Chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Killed in US Airstrike: Report

Washington DC, October 27, 2019:

The world’s most wanted man and leader of ISIS Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is believed dead, after being targeted by a U.S. military raid in Syria, reports the Haaretz.

A U.S. official told The Associated Press late Saturday that al-Baghdadi was targeted in Syria’s Idlib province.

The official said confirmation that the IS chief was killed in an explosion is pending. No other details were available. According to reports, the official was not authorized to discuss the strike and spoke on condition of anonymity.

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Meanwhile, 'Newsweek' columnist Naveed Jamali, confirming the news of Baghdadi's death, tweeted, "Newsweek can confirm that Baghdadi was killed after he detonated a suicide vest after a small firefight. No US forces were injured. His wives were killed in the raid and children were unharmed. No US casualties."

Meanwhile, United States President Donald Trump has tweeted out a highly cryptic message, that reads, "Something very big has just happened!"

Speculations are rife that Trump will formally announce the death of the ISIS leader later on Sunday.

This is a developing story. Stay tuned for more updates.

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