Can killing of ISIS’ Baghdadi save Trump in 2020 polls?
5 years, 2 months ago

Can killing of ISIS’ Baghdadi save Trump in 2020 polls?

Deccan Chronicle  

President Donald Trump could barely contain himself. This raid and operation, Mr Trump pointed out, was more important than the raid that led to the killing of Osama bin Laden. In dire straits, with an impeachment inquiry under way and increasingly damning proof surfacing regarding his underhand dealings with Ukraine, President Trump definitely needed something miraculous to deliver him. A raid in Syria during which the “most wanted living terrorist” died seemed to be just the thing that would deliver the boost required to win a second term. On Sunday night, President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attended a World Series baseball game.

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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead... but Isis will live on. Here’s how
5 years, 2 months ago

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead... but Isis will live on. Here’s how

The Independent  

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‘We’re thinking about it’: US may release Baghdadi raid video
5 years, 2 months ago

‘We’re thinking about it’: US may release Baghdadi raid video

Hindustan Times  

US President Donald Trump said Monday he may order the release of parts of the video of the raid that resulted in the killing of Islamic State’s Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, which his 2020 re-election campaign is touting as a personal achievement, telling supporters the president is “keeping America safe”. US President Donald Trump said on Monday he may order the …

Will IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s killing help Donald Trump?
5 years, 2 months ago

Will IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s killing help Donald Trump?

Hindustan Times  

Shortly after President Donald Trump announced the death of IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a US raid, his 2020 re-election campaign sent a text to supporters saying the president is “keeping American safe”, chalking it up for use at the hustings. US President Donald Trump makes a statement at the White House following reports that U.S. forces attacked Islamic …

Donald Trump claims a big win with death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
5 years, 2 months ago

Donald Trump claims a big win with death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

ABC  

Even by the standards of this unconventional, chaotic White House, the announcement of the killing of Islamic State terrorist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was certainly one to remember. He used boastful, inflammatory language, describing the Islamic State leader's followers as "losers" and "frightened puppies". Expect Trump to turn the moment into campaign fuel The killing of one of the world's …

Trump goes after Obama as he takes victory lap over ISIS leader's death: "Should have gotten him"
5 years, 2 months ago

Trump goes after Obama as he takes victory lap over ISIS leader's death: "Should have gotten him"

Salon  

President Donald Trump took a victory lap one day after U.S. special operations forces targeted Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the brutal Islamic State leader, before taking aim at his Democratic predecessor in the White House. He was a sick and depraved man, and now he's dead," Trump said of al-Baghdadi while speaking at the annual International Association of Chiefs of Police …

Donald Trump says Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi 'died like a dog' amid US raid
5 years, 2 months ago

Donald Trump says Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi 'died like a dog' amid US raid

ABC  

Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed in a raid by US forces in Syria, President Donald Trump says. Key points: Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi detonated a suicide vest, killing himself and three children in a dead-end tunnel, Donald Trump said Mr Trump said he watched the raid unfold and that Baghdadi "died like a dog", …

ISIS’s Baghdadi killed: Trump cheapened and politicized a military victory.
5 years, 2 months ago

ISIS’s Baghdadi killed: Trump cheapened and politicized a military victory.

Slate  

The killing of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is a big deal in the fight against terrorism—but not as big a deal as President Donald Trump made it out to be in his 50-minute press conference on Sunday morning. The two groups still have many ideological similarities; “their estrangement,” Hoffman said, “was always the product of an outsize clash of …

Donald Trump announces Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead
5 years, 2 months ago

Donald Trump announces Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead

The Hindu  

President Donald Trump announced on October 27 that fugitive Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died in a raid by U.S. special forces in northwestern Syria, in a major blow to the jihadist group. Baghdadi killed himself during the raid by detonating a suicide vest, Mr. Trump said in a televised address from the White House. Mr. Trump said “many” …

Trump confirms ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed
5 years, 2 months ago

Trump confirms ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump announced Sunday morning that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi 'died like a dog' as the result of a U.S. Special Ops forces raid on his hideout in northwest Syria. Donald Trump addressed the nation Sunday morning, confirming that the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The White House confirmed that Trump watched and listened to the operations …

Opinion | What, Baghdadi killed again?
5 years, 2 months ago

Opinion | What, Baghdadi killed again?

Live Mint  

So, has “something big just happened”, as US President Donald Trump tweeted? As reported by CNN, US Defense department sources claim that Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed in a US swoop on a location in northwest Syria near the Turkish border. Al-Baghdadi was to the US War on Terror what Osama bin Laden once was: the …

IS chief Baghdadi dead in US raid in northwest Syria: Donald Trump
5 years, 2 months ago

IS chief Baghdadi dead in US raid in northwest Syria: Donald Trump

India Today  

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the elusive chief of the Islamic State, has been killed by the US special forces in a raid in northwest Syria on Saturday, President Donald Trump announced on Sunday. "Last night the United States brought the world's number one terrorist leader to justice. US President Donald Trump: Last night the United States brought the world's number one …

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead, Donald Trump announces
5 years, 2 months ago

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead, Donald Trump announces

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump declared Sunday morning that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was dead after a US military raid in northwest Syria over the weekend. “Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead,” Trump said at the White House, calling the ISIS leader’s removal “the top national security priority of my administration.” The President said a US special operations forces …

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