last night the United States brought the
world's number one terrorist leader to
justice Abu Bakar al Baghdadi is dead in
the dark arts of the night eight US
Special Forces helicopters swoop
tunneled to a remote corner of Northwest
Syria they fired a couple of buildings
they knocked a hole in the wall that
didn't go through the front door because
they thought it would almost certainly
be booby-trapped
and they engaged in far with a number of
defendants inside according to US
reports they then chased Abu Bakr al
Baghdadi down a tunnel using dogs attack
dogs now he took three children with him
his ray of his children which the
Americans say he took as human shields
he was wearing a suicide vest were told
which he then detonated Abu Bakr al
Baghdadi has been the one person that is
more than anybody symbolized the
leadership of so-called Islamic state of
Isis established the self-proclaimed
caliphate in 2014 in which he demanded
allegiance from the world's Muslims
around 8 million people were under its
control at one point with billions of
dollars being earned out of extortion
and taxes but some very cruel practices
taking place as well the headings
torture crucifixions amputations
drownings people being burned to death I
mean really horrific stuff there's no
question this is a big blow for Isis
it's not the end of Isis he will
properly be replaced
worryingly the factors that propelled
Isis to its lightening successes in 2014
in 2013 in many cases are still there
it's the chaos that exists in some of
those countries it comes down to bad
governance and in those environments
Isis can flourish still he died like a
dog he died like a coward the world is
now a much safer place President Trump
is making maximum capital at all this
not surprisingly because he's come out a
huge criticism for insisting that US
troops withdraw from northern Syria just
when
military chiefs are saying there needed
their most resident Trump has given
probably rather more details about the
operation than most US presidents would
give away probably more than his
military chiefs would like it is not
mission accomplished and I think there
is a risk here of triumphalism of that's
it guys job done we can all pack up and
go home Isis is still there
it's got sleeper cells it's got
followers it's got weapons ammunition on
making equipment and it will carry on
doing attacks
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