Trump directed the Syria raid that killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Reporting and findings
- documented
Trump announced that, at his direction, United States forces conducted a nighttime raid in northwest Syria in which Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died.
Summary and current status
Documented cross-border use of force; no civilian-harm finding is asserted here.
People and organizations
- Abu Bakr al-BaghdadiISIS leader killed during the raid
- Donald J. Trumppresident directing the raid
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. Trumpdirected the raid in which al-Baghdadi diedAbu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Figures
Baghdadi raid operation1 operation Calculation details
- Basis
- Observed
- Population
- US raid targeting Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in northwest Syria, announced October 27, 2019
- Period
- 2019-10-26 to 2019-10-27
- As of
- 2019-10-27
- Method
- Count the nighttime raid once, using the White House account that Trump directed the operation. The date interval accommodates US and Syrian local dates.
- Uncertainty
- Counts the operation, not its casualties or the number of aircraft. No civilian-harm value is inferred from deaths described in the announcement.