US President Donald Trump has shared a picture of the "wonderful" service dog that was injured during the top secret raid to capture or kill Islamic State founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Syria, after top Pentagon officials declined to provide any details of the canine to "protect its identity".
"We have declassified a picture of the wonderful dog (name not declassified) that did such a GREAT JOB in capturing and killing the Leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi!" Trump tweeted on Monday.
Trump tweeted the photo of a Belgian Malinois but did not reveal the name and other details of the service dog.
The anonymous canine became famous overnight after it cornered the dreaded terrorist leader in a dead-end tunnel during the raid on Saturday.
Earlier, the Pentagon said it will was not making public the name of the US service dog injured in the American raid in northwest Syria that ended in the death of dreaded ISIS leader to "protect its identity".
Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley said on Monday, "The K-9, the military working dog, performed a tremendous service, as they all do in a variety of situations. It is slightly wounded and fully recovering."
K9s of Valor, a nonprofit organisation dedicated to keeping police K9 officers safe by donating lifesaving equipment, said, "Our thoughts and prayers are with the US Special Forces dog injured Saturday during the raid on an ISIS terrorist's compound."