Real hero that helped take down ISIS leader Baghdadi: The US military dog

Washington, October 29: We saw on Monday, daring, impressive and appreciating conduct of the United States force two-hour night-time raid compelled ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi to blow himself in northern Syria.  US President Donald Trump on Monday praised the animal and shared a picture of the "wonderful" US military dog who did a great job during the daring operation on Islamic State (ISIS) chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Syria. However, the name of the dog was not revealed.

 

The president did note that the dog sustained injuries during the mission, but Army Gen. Mark Miller, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the canine is recovering and is already back to work.

On Sunday, Announcing it to the world, President Donald Trump, in a television address at the White House said that the "world's number one terrorist leader" is dead.

Giving out details of the mission, President Donald Trump said, “Last night was a great night for the United States and for the world. A brutal killer, one who has caused so much hardship and death, has violently been eliminated.” The covert operation started around 5 p.m. on Saturday evening as eight helicopters carrying teams of elite US troops, including Delta Force operators, flew exactly one hour and ten minutes over "very, very dangerous territory" towards the compound, according to Trump. Numerous other US aircraft and ships were also involved in the mission. While in transit, the helicopters were met with local gunfire. US aircraft returned fire and eliminated the threat, Trump said.

 

While clearing the compound, US forces killed a "large number" of ISIS fighters during a gun battle without suffering casualties. At least two ISIS fighters were captured and 11 children were taken into custody. Two of Baghdadi's wives were killed during the operation and their suicide vests remained unexploded.

Ultimately Baghdadi, who was also wearing a suicide vest, took refuge in a "dead end" tunnel with three children. He reached the end of the tunnel, as our dogs chased him down. He ignited his vest, killing himself and the three children. His body was mutilated by the blast. The tunnel had caved in on it in addition, Trump said. The President also said US forces obtained "highly sensitive material and information from the raid, much having to do with ISIS origins, future plans, things that we very much want."

While the military operation took place over the course of just two hours Saturday night, Baghdadi had been under surveillance for a couple of weeks, Trump told reporters, adding that two to three planned missions were scrapped before the successful one was launched. Mazloum Abdi, the commander in chief of the Kurdish forces in Syria, said in a tweet the intelligence operations that led to the US military raid in Syria that killed Baghdadi began five months ago.

The CIA ultimately located Baghdadi and shared that intelligence with the Department of Defense. Trump and Vice President Mike Pence were notified about Baghdadi's possible location "earlier in the week" and told Thursday that there was a high probability he was in the compound. That is when the President ordered military commanders to begin drawing up specific options, which were presented on Friday.