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Here Is What You Need To Know About The Raid on ISIS Leader Baghdadi

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2019-10-28

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The raid over the weekend was in an effort to kill ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a man responsible for many deaths in the Middle East and abroad. The raid was successful and as with any of the President’s victories, there is sharp criticism coming his way from the Democrat party and the American left. Here is what you need to know about the raid, no narratives, only facts:

1.) Who WAS Baghdadi?

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By U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Hannen (USAF) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Baghdadi was a radical Islamic leader who stepped up the ranks and ran the organization many in the west know as ISIS. He is responsible for many deaths, including soldiers and countless citizens. Baghdadi led ISIS’s massive expansion and remained in charge throughout its collapse in recent months.

2.) How did we Find him?

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Many of these terrorist officials remain in the shadows and only come forward for an occasional video that is to be used as propaganda, their whereabouts are kept secret as to avoid capture or assassination. The only reason the United States Government and its allies found Baghdadi was because one of his relatives went turncoat.

Mohammed Ali Sajet, who was an ISIS member for several years and is related to Baghdadi, gave the key intel needed to locate Baghdadi. The information went through the Iraqi government where it was handed off to the US after his location was discovered the raid began.

3.) Who is Next?

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With the death of the leader of ISIS many are asking who will take over the organization? It's not clear as to who will take over if anyone does take over. ISIS has been in rapid decline for several years following the Trump administration’s targeted strikes and ongoing operations in the region, now that their leader is gone and the organization has lost a lot of territories some theorize that no one face of the organization will take over. The more likely outcome in the eyes of experts is that ISIS will shatter into subcells that will make few gains in the region.

4.) The Raid Itself

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The raid on the compound was one of epic proportions and worthy of being a film in the near future.

The raid started when US Special forces were fired upon by local combatants, they returned fire, eliminated their targets, and suffered no casualties. They set foot and breached a wall as to avoid the entrance which was believed to be booby-trapped. Several combatants were taken down and Baghdadi sent two of his wives in suicide vests to meet the special forces, both were taken out and the explosives did not go off.

Baghdadi escaped to a tunnel with 3 children and detonated a vest of his own, it took his life and the three children. Following this the team began the DNA testing on what was left to confirm that it was him who had died, it was and they got their man.

5.) Congressional Controversy

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Many Democrats in Congress called the raid inappropriate due to the fact that Congress itself was not briefed on the raid prior to it taking place. Such a brief is typical but in light of recent leaks, it may not have been the right move considering it could have allowed for Baghdadi to slip through the cracks once again as he has many times before.

6.) Russian Collusion Claims

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Some are calling President Trump’s move to inform the Russian government about the raid and not Congress Russian collusion. Some are claiming that his decision to do so shows a greater allegiance to the Russians than his own Congress. That said it is typical for governments to alert each other to major raids and battles like this as to keep confusion to a minimum.

The alert to the Russians was also done to keep Russian forces from firing on our troops as they conducted the raid. ISIS is a common enemy of Russia and the United States.

7.) Bonus Kill

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Another raid went on that day and it was lead by the SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) and their target was the spokesperson for ISIS, Abu al-Muhajir. al-Muhajir was killed by the SDF, near the city of Jarablus in northern Syria, this is two major victories in the war on terror.

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