ISIS Leader al-Baghdadi Confirmed Dead After Apparent Suicide in US Raid: Reports

ISIS Leader al-Baghdadi Confirmed Dead After Apparent Suicide in US Raid: Reports
A man purported to be the reclusive leader of the extremist group ISIS Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has made what would be his first public appearance at a mosque in the centre of Iraq's second city, Mosul, according to a video recording posted on the Internet on July 5, 2014, in this still image taken from video. Social Media Website via Reuters TV/File Photo
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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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.
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Jack Phillips
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