Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the militant group Isis, was killed on Saturday in a US special forces raid in north-western Syria, President Donald Trump announced from the White House on Sunday.
“The United States brought the world’s number one terrorist leader to justice,” Mr Trump said at a televised press conference. “Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead.”
The killing of the militant leader, who for years unleashed terror across Syria, Iraq and further afield, came just weeks after Mr Trump faced bipartisan criticism for withdrawing US forces from north-east Syria and allowing Turkey to invade.
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