Published 18:50 IST, October 29th 2019
'Declassified' pets flood Twitter after Trump's Baghdadi op dog's pic
After US President Donald Trump tweeted a photo of a dog who played crucial a role in ISIS raid, netizens respond with ‘declassified’ photos of their pets
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A day after announcing the killing of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, United States President Donald Trump shared the picture of the US force dog that played a crucial role in the operation. He tweeted that the Belgian Malinois did a great job in "capturing and killing" the ISIS leader. The photo in which the Belgian Malinois is seen wearing a bulletproof vest has gone viral, with netizens mimicking Trump to share pictures of their pets under the hashtag #DeclassifiedDogs began to trend on Twitter.
We have declassified a picture of the wonderful dog (name not declassified) that did such a GREAT JOB in capturing and killing the Leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi! pic.twitter.com/PDMx9nZWvw
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 28, 2019
#DeclassifiedDogs
I’m declassifying a picture of my dog (name not declassified kinda sorta) who is busy practicing doga when not barking over the wall at the neighbor’s Frenchie to share neighborhood gossip about the crows, the wind, and that nasty Corgi around the corner. pic.twitter.com/SunMOlqHFS
— Elizabeth C. McLaughlin (@ECMcLaughlin) October 28, 2019
Declassifying my dog and his handler. He does not take on terrorists and in fact he got recently scared by a bird chirp while hiking, but he is still the goodest boy. #declassifieddog pic.twitter.com/gRaDGnYF63
— Axe-Man 🪓💀 Beers (@AxelBeers) October 29, 2019
Now that we're declassifying dog photos... pic.twitter.com/R890VRJR6A
— Nick Grube (@nickgrube) October 28, 2019
I realize the volume of my dog's hair (ears) easily rivals Lynda Carter's but let's stay focused. #DeclassifiedDog pic.twitter.com/6MrrctF5bU
— Kristin Beltaos (@KristinBeltaos) October 29, 2019
Baghdadi was chased down by force dogs
Making the "big" announcement on Sunday evening, Trump confirmed that ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed. Addressing a press conference, Trump had said that US forces carried out an operation in the Idlib province of north-west Syria to kill ISIS chief Baghdadi. He also added that US force dogs played an important role in chasing Baghdadi who died 'like a coward' while "whimpering and crying".
The operation to kill Baghdadi
Detailing about the operation, Trump said that al-Baghdadi was in a room with 11 children. He said that the operation began at 5'o clock and lift-off started 'moments after that'. He then added that the world's most dangerous terrorist died "like a coward". He said that Baghdadi died at the end of the tunnel as the US forces attack dogs chased him. According to the US president, Baghdadi immolated himself with 3 children after which his cave was bombed.
"Last night, the United States brought the world’s number 1 terrorist leader to justice Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi. He died in his compound in a tunnel whimpering crying and screaming. Last night was a great night for the United States and for the world. We will continue to pursue ISIS terrorists to their brutal end. ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi was a depraved and sick man. Now he's gone. He died a coward, running and crying. We had him (Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi) under surveillance for a couple of weeks. The operation against Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi involved eight helicopters and a large group of fighters," Trump had said.
14:49 IST, October 29th 2019