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Death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi - Wikipedia

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On 26–27 October 2019, the United States conducted a military operation code named Operation Kayla Mueller that resulted in the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the then-leader and self-proclaimed caliph of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organization. The operation took place in the outskirts of Barisha, Idlib Governorate, Syria. According to General Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) commander who oversaw the operation, Baghdadi killed himself along with two children when he detonated a suicide belt while seeking to evade U.S. forces during the raid.[6] The U.S. operation was named for Kayla Mueller, an American aid worker who had been captured by and died whilst in the custody of the Islamic State (IS). The raid was launched based on an intelligence effort to locate the leader of ISIL by the CIA's Special Activities Center.[11] The New York Times reported that, according to two U.S. officials, the CIA obtained the original intelligence on Abu Bakr al

Death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi - Wikipedia Jump to content Coordinates : 36°09′57″N 36°37′39″E  /  36.1658°N 36.6274°E  / 36.1658; 36.6274 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 2019 U.S. military operation in Syria "Operation Kayla Mueller" redirects here. For the humanitarian aid worker that the operation was named for, see Kayla Mueller . Operation Kayla Mueller Part of the United States intervention in Syria during the Syrian civil war , the War against the Islamic State and War on terror Baghdadi's compound, before and after the U.S. special operations raid, 26–27 Oc

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