The Pentagon also released video of airstrikes on a group of unknown fighters on the ground who opened fire on the helicopters that ferried US forces in for the assault on Baghdadi's compound
The mole's detailed knowledge of Baghdadi's whereabouts, as well as the room-by-room layout of his sanctuary, proved to be critical in the raid that ended with the death of the terrorist
Recent attacks in Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Libya by the IS and its sympathisers reminds the world of their capabilities to unleash mayhem on the ground
Ever elusive, ISIS chief Baghdadi, who was 48 at the time of his death, oversaw the murder of thousands of civilians in the name of religion
The ISIS leader was taken down by the US Special Forces during an air raid in his hideout in northwest Syria on Saturday night
The point is that killing any individual is unlikely to have an immediate effect on these dangerous organizations
President Trump confirmed the death of the ISIS leader during a press conference at the White House
Though the Trump administration is yet to announce the death of Baghdadi, media has reported that he was killed in the operation conducted by US Army's elite Delta Force
Citing a senior US defence official and a source with knowledge, CNN reported that the final confirmation is pending while DNA and biometric testing is conducted
Turkey's military offensive is endangering civilians and threatening peace, security and stability in the region, Trump said,
Turkish forces raided a prison in Tal Abyad earlier today
Trump said that other nations currently are making very less efforts against the terrorists in Afghanistan
ISIS did not elaborate on the branch's geographical remit as it mentioned the name of its new branch in a low-key announcement
The court remanded the other five accused in judicial custody after the agency said they were not required for custodial interrogation
His message came at the end of a day of relative surprise in Washington at the news that the 2,000 US troops on the ground in Syria would be withdrawn
Currently, about 2,000 US forces are in Syria, most of them on a train-and-advise mission to support local forces fighting IS
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet underscored that the families 'have the right to know'
An examination of Augustine's laptop turned up evidence that he had been viewing Islamic State group material on the Internet
Siddhartha Dhar was a leading member of now-defunct terrorist organisation Al-Muhajiroun; he left UK in 2014 to travel to Syria to join Isis
ISIS is on the decline, but the catastrophic political divisions in Iraq and Syria that gave rise to it are no closer to being mended