Trump announces the death of the first candidate to succeed Baghdadi

English - Wednesday 30 October 2019 الساعة 02:46 pm
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"It has just been confirmed that US forces killed the number-one likely to succeed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi," Trump tweeted on Twitter.

Trump did not identify the person he meant by name, but the United States confirmed on Monday the killing of Abu al-Muhajir, a spokesman for ISIS and a senior figure in the terrorist organization.

A senior State Department official said earlier that the United States on Monday confirmed the death of Abu Hassan al-Muhajir in another operation carried out by US forces.

The SDF said on Sunday that Muhajir was killed during a joint raid with US forces in northern Syria.