Iran Press/America: According to Newsweek, the United States military has conducted a special operations raid targeting one of its most high-value targets, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of ISIS, a "well-placed military source" told that a "high-value ISIS target" believed to be Baghdadi was "killed by US-led forces in Idlib, Syria.
A US official told AP the terrorist group leader was killed in an explosion in the province. US military sources told a person believed to be Baghdadi detonated a suicide vest.
CNN has also reported in this regard that the "CIA assisted in locating" him.
The reports surfaced soon after US President Donald Trump posted a cryptic tweet at 9:23 p.m. saying something "very big has just happened!" and the White House said it would make a "major statement" on Sunday at 9 a.m.
Baghdadi, an Iraqi national, is an ultraconservative cleric who became active in the Islamist insurgency against US forces following the 2003 invasion that toppled the Saddam regime.104/219/205
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