The death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has had little impact on the terror group ISIS’s operations in Iraq and Syria, according to a report from Defense Department Inspector General Glenn Fine published on Feb. 4. The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) assessed that the death of the terror group’s leader in northern Syria in October last year […]

President Donald Trump was met with cheers from U.S. soldiers when he spoke about the death of ISIS terrorist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Trump made a surprise Thanksgiving visit and served turkey to the troops stationed at the Bagram airbase in Afghanistan. In a speech to the troops, he mentioned the ISIS terrorist leader’s death […]

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani said that President Donald Trump’s move to kill ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was a more significant event than the 2011 killing of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. Bin Laden was shot and killed during a Navy SEAL raid in Pakistan in May 2011, 10 years after he played a role in […]

President Donald Trump on Monday morning honored Conan, the special forces working dog that helped take down ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a military raid last month. “This is a special time for Conan,” he said, adding that “Conan is a tough cookie.” “I got to see how fast Conan can move,” Trump added. […]

Turkey captured the sister of dead ISIS terrorist group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on Monday in the northern Syrian town of Azaz.

An informant, whose name or nationality was not released, helped U.S. forces to conduct a raid that killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, reported the Washington Post, citing unnamed U.S.- and Middle East-based officials. The ISIS defector reportedly provided U.S. intelligence operatives with information that was critical to the success of the raid and is expected […]

ISIS confirmed the death of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on Thursday, naming the dead terrorist’s successor. The terror group, which was decimated in recent years by U.S. and allied forces, released an audio statement through its media arm eulogizing al-Baghdadi and praising him for his “military conquests.” Also killed by the United States was Abu […]

The U.S. Department of Defense released a video of the raid that killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., the head of the U.S. Central Command, gave a play-by-play of the special operations forces raid in northern Syria that, according to President Donald Trump, ended with al-Baghdadi detonating his […]

WASHINGTON—The Pentagon on Wednesday released its first images from last weekend’s commando raid in Syria that led to the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The declassified, grainy, black-and-white aerial videos from Saturday’s raid showed U.S. special operations forces closing in on the compound and U.S. aircraft firing on extremists nearby. The most dramatic […]

President Donald Trump said the U.S. military killed the person who likely would have replaced ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as head of the terrorist organization. “Just confirmed that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s number one replacement has been terminated by American troops,”  Trump said on Twitter. “Most likely would have taken the top spot.” Trump didn’t specify […]

The underwear of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was reportedly stolen by a spy loyal to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces before his death. Polat Can, a commander with the Kurds, said a source stole the article of clothing to help prove his identity after he was killed, according to a Twitter thread that he […]

The former U.S Navy SEAL who killed Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has shared his reaction to the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Robert J. O’Neill shared his thoughts on Twitter Oct. 27, shortly after President Trump announced that the ISIS leader had killed himself during a raid by U.S. Special Operations forces […]

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), in separate statements to the media, said that President Donald Trump didn’t give them notice ahead of the raid that led to the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. “I wasn’t, but I was in the similar position when President Obama […]

President Donald Trump released a photo of the military dog involved in the capture and killing of ISIS terrorist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, while another report said the dog has returned to duty. “We have declassified a picture of the wonderful dog (name not declassified) that did such a GREAT JOB in capturing and killing […]

The spokesman for the ISIS terrorist group has been killed in a joint operation between Syrian Kurdish forces and U.S. troops in northern Syria, just hours after the group’s leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed, according to a Kurdish commander. Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, described on Oct. 28 how […]

A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin praised the United States-led mission to kill ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, but insisted that his death has yet to be confirmed. “If this information is confirmed we can talk about a serious contribution by the president of the United States to the fight against international terrorism,” said […]

President Donald Trump has said his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria earlier this month has nothing to do with the operation to capture or kill ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The president made the comments during his press conference at the White House on Oct. 27 in which he shared details about the […]

Turkey has welcomed the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi who killed himself when cornered by U.S. Special Operations forces in Northern Syria on Oct. 26. The spokesperson of Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hami Aksoy, said in a statement on Oct. 27 that the dead ringleader of ISIS, also known as DAESH, was an enemy of […]

The mother of journalist James Foley, who was beheaded by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s men, has thanked President Donald Trump and U.S. forces for their efforts that lead to the suicide of the former ISIS leader. Diane Foley shared a touching statement to the president via the James Foley foundation, which advocates for the freedom of […]

Most of the credit for the mission to take down ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi should go to President Donald Trump and the U.S. Special Forces, said Vice President Mike Pence. His comments came after Trump announced the death of al-Baghdadi during a raid in northern Syria. “Really all the credit goes here to the decisiveness […]

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), who is heading the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, said he was not told about the raid that left ISIS terrorist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dead on Saturday. Schiff, who heads the House Intelligence Committee, told ABC News that he wasn’t told about the operation. Hours before, Trump said in […]

The White House released a picture of President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, and other administration officials during the late-night raid on ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. In the photo, other than Trump and Pence, were National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Army General Mark A. […]

President Donald Trump confirmed the death of ISIS terrorist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in an overnight raid in northern Syria. “Last night the United States brought the world’s No. 1 terrorist to justice,” Trump said in a press conference on Sunday morning. “Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead. He was the founder and leader of ISIS.” He […]

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the ISIS terrorist group, reportedly killed himself after detonating a suicide vest during a U.S.-led operation in northern Syria. Sources told CNN and Fox News that U.S. Special Operations forces entered a compound in Syria where he was located. No American soldiers were harmed in the incident. The White […]

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the largely decimated ISIS terrorist group, is reportedly still alive. Video footage shows him sitting next to a rifle. The video was published by the terrorist group’s al-Furqan propaganda agency via social media, according to DW.com. It is the first time he has appeared on camera in five years, […]

ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has angered jihadist fighters after appearing to go into hiding as the caliphate continues to lose ground. Soldiers who surrendered now accuse their leader of abandoning them in their last stand for the caliphate, as forces closed in on the last small strongholds of ISIS territory—spanning about half a square mile […]

The leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is one of the top names on Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” list along with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, and others. Here we have @TIME saying that a leader of ISIS can be Person of the Year. pic.twitter.com/kcrtwZ3dJQ […]

In the wake of the deadly Paris attacks on Friday, an article from last year was going viral. Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, the head of ISIS, issued an audio message in January 2014, saying the group would move into “direct confrontation” with the United States.

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s air force says it struck a convoy carrying Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State group. A statement Sunday said “the Iraqi air force carried out a heroic operation targeting the convoy of the criminal terrorist Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi” as he made his way to a meeting in the town of […]

Following the posting of a video that purports to show American journalist James Foley getting beheaded by Islamist militants in Syria, there’s been a spate of conspiracy theories about ISIS, and Foley. With any major news events, noted conspiracy blogs will publish theories about what they think are the reasons why. Some have described the […]