Published 04:38 IST, October 28th 2019
Iranian Minister slams Trump, tweets US only killed its own creation
The Iranian minister for Information Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi on Sunday slammed the POTUS Trump and tweeted that the US had only killed its own creation
The Iranian minister for Information Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi on Sunday slammed the President of the United States (POTUS) Donald Trump on Twitter. Jahromi tweeted that the United States had only killed its own creation. This was in response to Donald Trump tweeting that, "Something very big has just happened!". Trump's tweet then had begun raising the speculation that Al-Baghdadi had been killed.
Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi's tweet
Donald Trump's tweet which had previously raised speculation
The "big" announcement
Making the "big" announcement on Sunday evening, the President of the United States Donald Trump had confirmed that ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed. Addressing a press conference, POTUS Trump said that US forces carried out an operation in the north-west Syrian region of Idlib to kill ISIS chief Baghdadi. Trump further said that Baghdadi had been under US intelligence surveillance for 'a couple of weeks'. Trump said that the United States lost no soldier in the operation and claimed that many ISIS men and Baghdadi's aides were killed in the operation. Trump further added that he was there himself in the situation room watching the operation live and that it felt as if he was watching a movie.
Details of the operation
Detailing 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.
Updated 08:44 IST, October 28th 2019