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| Death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi | |||
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| Part of Operation Inherent Resolve | |||
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| Belligerents | |||
 United StatesSupported by:  Iraq  Rojava |
 Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (alleged; US claim)File:HurasAlDeenFlag.jpg Guardians of Religion Organization | ||
| Commanders and leaders | |||
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Donald Trump |
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi †(alleged; US claim) | ||
| Units involved | |||
| Unknown | |||
| Strength | |||
| 8 helicopters | |||
| Casualties and losses | |||
| None (US claim) | Unknown | ||
| 9 killed (SOHR claim) | |||
The Barisha raid was a United States military operation in Barisha, Idlib Governorate in northwestern Syria. According to US officials including President Donald Trump, the leader of ISIS Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed.
Raid
Casualties
According to SOHR, 9 people were killed including one child, two women and some high-ranking ISIS leaders. One Hurras al-Din commander was believed to be among the casualties.
Reactions
International reactions
Turkey – Senior aide to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Fahrettin Altun, stated to Reuters: "Turkey was proud to help the United States, our NATO ally, bring a notorious terrorist to justice ... We remember today Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s civilian victims and our military heroes, who lost their lives to protect the world from Daesh (Islamic State) terrorists."
United Kingdom – Prime Minister Boris Johnson called the death of Baghdadi an "important moment" but said that the "fight was not over."
References
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- https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2019/10/27/UK-s-Johnson-Killing-of-al-Baghdadi-important-moment-but-fight-not-over-.html
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