WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump says Daesh leader Abu Bakral-Baghdadi blew himself up, dying “like a dog,” and “like a coward” afterAmerican forces trapped him inside a dead-end tunnel.
“Last night the United States brought the world’s number one terroristleader to justice,” Trump said while addressing the media at the WhiteHouse on Sunday.
The president said the Daesh leader detonated his suicide vest while“crying and whimping” during an overnight raid by American special opsforces in Syria.
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He said the explosion was so strong that al-Bghdadi’s body was “mutilated”and the tunnel was destroyed but forensics teams were able to identify hisremains.
