ISIS Leader Killed By U.S. Special Forces
November 7, 2019
ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a raid on October 26, 2019. Delta Operators conducted this Top Secret Operation in the Idlib Governorate in Syria. The 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (SFOD-D), commonly referred to as Delta Force, is an elite special operation force of the United States Army. The unit is tasked with specialized missions primarily involving counter-terrorism, hostage rescue, direct action, and special recon. Delta is top secret, and the U.S government does not directly fund its program.
A Kurdish Informant close to Baghdadi helped track down Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The Informant then handed off valuable information like; Floor plans to his hideout, the number of guards, and locations of escape tunnels to the U.S Military, C.I.A., Iraqi, and Kurdish intelligence officials.
During the raid, Baghdadi was chased down one of his escape tunnels and committed suicide with an explosive vest taking three children’s lives along with his own.
No Delta Operators were harmed on this raid, although one military working dog suffered severe injuries. Many of these dogs enter dangerous areas before U.S troops and are very important to the teams strategically and at times emotionally.
The Death of Baghdadi has broken down the morale of the remaining ISIS fighters. Although Baghdadi was killed, it does not mean that ISIS will cease to exist. Delta was on Baghdadi’s property for Two hours recovering cell phones and laptops, which are incredibly crucial to capturing other high-value targets.
Morale is high in the U.S with youtube videos and comments all over social media on “The Raid.” Dan Crenshaw (Former Navy Seal) and now Texas Representative stated, “I understand that people get frustrated with our extended presence there. But let’s not forget, we had a very cost-effective small footprint which led to this outcome.”
Sentyacen Luna • Nov 8, 2019 at 2:31 pm
Honestly I think no matter how many leaders the military kills, their will always be a new one to replace them. Though, I do agree that it benefits us a little as their morale decreases. Hopefully the war on terror ends soon.
diego perez • Nov 8, 2019 at 1:28 pm
I wonder what actual impact this whole situation of the death of the leader of Isis will help with. I also wonder if he is actually the leader of Isis or if the government is just lying to us again. The world may never know.
Christopher Escobar • Nov 8, 2019 at 1:14 pm
This is very important because terrorism is not only affecting the United States, but also innocent people and knowing that such intelligent dogs are helping to capture or eliminate them.
Jacob • Nov 8, 2019 at 8:44 am
This article is very good. It could of been longer and explain more details on what happened in the raid like what was the dogs name that chased down IsIs leader. The dogs name was supposely declassified and protecting the dogs identity. In another article i read it showed the dogs name
Carlos • Nov 8, 2019 at 8:41 am
I think that the article was amazing!Both the topic and the article are very good.I really enjoyed all the information and details that were given.I also think that the ISIS leader being out of the picture is good, but I don think that it will stop ISIS.
Angel Sierra • Nov 8, 2019 at 8:26 am
We Finally got him, I cant express how proud I am of the U.S. Military. All these years, months, to finally break down ISIS enough to track it’s leader down with the help of an informant. I loved the article and the solid facts that came along with it. and none other than the SFOD-D (Delta Force) to take him down. This day will be remembered. I thank the Armed Forces for fighting for our freedom and keeping us safe.
Paul • Nov 8, 2019 at 8:25 am
This was an amazing piece to read and very interesting it has me questioning a lot of things overall it gives us an idea of how that all went down and it shows that the U.S. doesn’t want to stop until ISIS forces are gone. The article ends with a nice quote in which the former navy seal and Texas representative stated overall amazing work.
Paul Rodriguez • Nov 8, 2019 at 8:21 am
This was an amazing piece to read and very interesting it has me questioning a lot of things overall it gives us an idea of how that all went down and it shows that the U.S. doesn’t want to stop until ISIS forces are gone. The article ends with a nice quote in which the former navy seal and Texas representative stated overall amazing work.
Alfredo Gomez • Nov 7, 2019 at 2:16 pm
To be honest I completely forgot Isis existed. To see that the leader has passed does bring hope for peace. However, I believe now that he’s gone and the Delta forces have gained info on him and other high targets, the U.S. should back off from their lands and stop destroying the cities. Sure if there’s another threat the U.S. can go back, however for right now the U.S. should give the cities of those lands a break.
Jose Rocha • Nov 7, 2019 at 2:13 pm
What a relief that he is now eliminated and that our biggest threat is gone, our miltary are doing a great job by defending our county. this is better than the death of Osama Bin Laden
Josue Pulido • Nov 7, 2019 at 2:06 pm
This article was very well made, and I like that the author wrote this with facts, not opinions, since this is a sensitive topic. The detail and commitment shows, with even including how exactly this ISIS leader died, with all of its sad remarks.
karime • Nov 7, 2019 at 1:56 pm
I’m glad that he is gone and our military is safe. Knowing our military is out here to help us with terrorist is a great relief. But also knowing that there are more people who would want to take the ISIS leaders place is even more terrifying.
Albeto Ramirez • Nov 7, 2019 at 1:52 pm
I like this article is very informative and really detailed on what happened during the raid. Really good details
Stephanie • Nov 7, 2019 at 1:23 pm
This is the first time I hear of this topic. I like that one of the leaders was found but not so sure of how many more need to go. I am not so surprised that he decided to take his own life, but the fact that he took his life along with three other kids is terrifying.
Arely Alanis • Nov 7, 2019 at 1:14 pm
I like how he included a lot of details of what had occurred. Another thing I like is that the author gave background information.
Abraham Ibarra • Nov 7, 2019 at 1:09 pm
This article was very informative, it is great to hear that our military force is doing a lot for our country. I would like to know how hard it was to track down this leader and how long it took. Overall great and well written article.