US President Donald Trump announces how IS Chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Died

GUWAHATI: US President Donald Trump, on Sunday, announced that IS (Islamic State) Chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, at the end of a raid launched by American forces in Idlib, a town in north-western Syria is dead.

According to Trump, Baghdadi killed himself by detonating a suicide vest after being cornered by US forces in a dead-end tunnel.

Baghdadi, who carried a bounty of at least $25 million, was one of the most wanted terrorists in the world. He presided over the brutal 'Caliphate' that he had set up in Syria and Iraq enforcing a fundamentalist code and killing thousands.

Here is what actually happened at the raid, as announced by the president on Sunday.

As said by Trump, "the world's number one terrorist leader" died during a "dangerous and daring night-time raid into north-western Syria" by US Special Operations forces.

According to reports, the President said that helicopters transporting the special forces took off from an undisclosed location after 5 p.m. in Washington D.C. on Saturday.

He further added that the helicopters had to fly for approximately one hour and 10 minutes in both directions, while the operation on the ground took about two hours.

According to sources, the special forces reportedly had targeted a small compound outside the village of Barisha in Idlib province, about 5 km south of the Turkish border. This was in the early hours of Sunday in Syria.

According to Trump, as the helicopters landed, the special forces blew holes in the walls of the compound to avoid going through the booby-trapped main door and then began clearing it.

Trump said Baghdadi died "after running into a dead-end tunnel, whimpering and crying and screaming".

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