Turkey Welcomes Death of ‘Biggest Enemy of Humanity’ al-Baghdadi

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart following their talks in the Black sea resort of Sochi on Oct. 22, 2019. SERGEI CHIRIKOV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

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 Turkey.