The United States Has Brought the Leader of ISIS to Justice

Reporting cited here

1. documented

   CENTCOM commander Gen. Kenneth McKenzie said Donald Trump was extensively briefed on the al-Baghdadi raid plan and its execution risks on October 25, 2019, and approved the operation.

   Opening statement and October 25 approval chronology

   Trump approves the raid plan targeting Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi · Trump approved the raid plan on October 25, 2019; the operation began the next day

2. documented

   Trump announced that, at his direction, United States forces conducted a nighttime raid in northwest Syria in which Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died.

   Opening paragraphs

   Trump directed the Syria raid that killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi · Documented cross-border use of force; no civilian-harm finding is asserted here.