Trump says DNA test confirms death of ISIS leader in Syria raid
President Donald Trump said an on-site DNA test confirmed that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a U.S. military raid in Syria.
Trump shared extensive details of the mission during a televised address from the White House on Sunday. He said al-Baghdadi had blown himself up using an explosive vest in a tunnel, which, along with the tunnel’s collapse, made it difficult to get to and identify his body. But Trump said Americans were able to move debris and confirm al-Baghdadi’s identity.
Trump said that watching the raid that al-Baghdadi in Syria from the White House Situation Room on Saturday night as it was underway felt “as though you were watching a movie.”Trump said those involved in the raid “brought body parts” back with them, even though there “wasn’t much left” of al-Baghdadi’s body. He said “they have his DNA. More of it than they want.
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