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BREAKING: President Trump: ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi "is dead" after US military raid.
President Trump: Baghdadi died after detonating a suicide vest in a tunnel; the "thug" spent his last moments in fear of the US forces bearing down on him.
BREAKING: President Trump: ISIS leader died like a coward during US raid. nbcnews.com/news/world/abu…
The White House has released this photo of President Trump, VP Pence, Sec. Esper and other top aides as they monitored the US raid against Baghdadi on Saturday. nbcnews.to/2Nk9KE3
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#BREAKING President Trump: “Last night, the United States brought the world’s number 1 terrorist leader to justice. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead.”

Hell yeh!!!!
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BREAKING - #ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-#Baghdadi revealed in-person on new #ISIS video post-#Caliphate defeat in #Syria-#Iraq.

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