Event

U.S. President Donald Trump announces that the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

27 Oct 2019 · 36.17° N, 36.63° E

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When
27 Oct 2019
Kind
Event
Coordinates
36.17° N, 36.63° E

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Summary

U.S. President Donald Trump announces that the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has been killed in a U.S. special forces operation. It is reported that al-Baghdadi detonated a suicide vest after being chased into a tunnel.

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