Pentagon releases VIDEO from raid on ISIS leader al-Baghdadi
2019-10-300
The Department of Defense has published video footage of the US special forces raid that killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader the Islamic State terrorist group, in addition to photos and other details of the mission.
Central Command chief General Frank McKenzie described the operation at a Pentagon press briefing on Wednesday, issuing a brief black and white video clip which appears to show US forces closing in on Baghdadi’s compound, and confirming reports he was buried at sea after the raid.
"…at the compound, fighters from two locations in the vicinity of the compound began firing on U.S. aircraft participating in the assault." – Gen Frank McKenzie CDR USCENTCOM pic.twitter.com/SkrtHNDs7w
The terrorist leader was “brought to justice” after “an intense inter-agency effort,” McKenzie said, adding “we developed an execution level plan designed to capture or kill him and started preparing a special operations team for the mission” soon after discovering the location of his hideout.
"After Baghdadi's murder-suicide, our assault force cleared significant debris from the tunnel and secured Baghdadi's remains for DNA identity confirmation…" – Gen Frank McKenzie CDR USCENTCOM pic.twitter.com/fNLtXcOMG4
