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This morning President Trump announced that U.S. Special Forces killed the leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Baghdadi is responsible for the killing of thousands of people, and the deaths of American service members and civilians in Iraq and Syria.
Our special forces and intelligence community have long been pursuing Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and his death is a significant moment in the campaign against ISIS. Baghdadi was first detained by U.S. forces in Iraq in 2004, for his involvement in attacks against American forces.
In 2010, he became the leader of ISIS and in 2014 he came out of hiding and made a rare appearance to declare the ISIS caliphate in Iraq and Syria. He has been a top target ever since.
I want to recognize the men and women of the U.S. special forces and the U.S. intelligence community. As a former CIA analyst and Pentagon official, I am deeply aware of the significant work that goes on in planning and executing such a complex and dangerous mission.
Our defense & intelligence community has been collecting information to inform this mission for many years. Our success was aided by partner forces, who provided essential info & access to the area of operations––a reminder that partnerships are critical to our national security.
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