Operation Obliteration: How US gunships cornered ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi before he 'dragged three children with him into a dead-end tunnel and detonated a suicide belt' - as Donald Trump said he watched live on TV link 'like a movie' - Trump announced ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi 'died like a dog' after being run down a dead-end tunnel
- U.S.-led forces descended on al-Baghdadi's lair in Idlib, Syria overnight, where he was cornered in the tunnel
- Five years ago al-Baghdadi launched his self-styled 'caliphate' which brought new wave of terror to the globe
- His murderous reign came to an end after he detonated his own suicide vest and killing three of his children
- Abdullah Qardash, who previously served under Sadam Hussein, is now thought to be the new ISIS leader
By Larisa Brown Defence And Security Editor For The Daily Mail and John R Bradley For The Daily Mail
Published: 09:24 AEDT, 28 October 2019 | Updated: 11:19 AEDT, 28 October 2019
It was shortly after midnight in the remote village of Barisha that residents heard a familiar noise coming from above.
The whir of rotor blades in the darkness signalled something was coming, something military – which, in these parts, usually brings death.
Sure enough, within minutes the sound of bullets piercing the air followed.
But this was no usual firefight, with those brandishing automatic weapons on the ground severely outgunned by an enemy they had not been expecting.
For the footsoldiers still loyal to the Islamic State terror group were caught by surprise by the crack American team descending upon their high-profile prize – Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the world's most wanted man.
Five years after he had launched his self-styled 'caliphate', and brought a new wave of terror to the globe, the net was finally closing on the IS leader.
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