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a b Pamuk, Humeyra; Osborn, Andrew (October 28, 2019). "Trump says U.S. may release parts of Baghdadi raid video". Reuters. Archived from the original on October 28, 2019 . Retrieved October 28, 2019. News of the death of Baghdadi was ignored by official ISIL channels for days and the group did not immediately confirm his death. Many ISIL supporters refused to believe he was dead, while some others accepted it. [76] Supporters of ISIL's rival jihadist groups like Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and al-Qaeda praised his death because of his group's noted record for cruelty. Salafi cleric Abdullah al-Muhaysini celebrated Baghdadi's demise and called on ISIL members to defect. The activity of jihadist supporters in general temporarily decreased online as well. [77]

a b "While the world focuses on Iran, a tragedy is 'unfolding before our eyes' in Idlib". Al-Monitor. July 19, 2019. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019 . Retrieved October 30, 2019. Cohen, Eyal Tsir; Katz, Eliora (November 6, 2019). "What we can learn about US intelligence from the Baghdadi raid". Brookings Institution. Archived from the original on November 27, 2019 . Retrieved November 27, 2019. a b Engel, Richard; Arkin, Daniel (October 28, 2019). "Kurdish informant provided key intel in operation that killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi". NBC News. Archived from the original on October 31, 2019 . Retrieved October 28, 2019. The raid was launched based on an intelligence effort to locate the leader of ISIL by the CIA's Special Activities Center. [11] The New York Times reported that, according to two U.S. officials, the CIA obtained the original intelligence on Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi following the arrests of one of his wives and a courier, after which the CIA worked closely with Iraqi and Kurdish intelligence officials in Iraq and Syria. [12] a b c d "Head Of U.S. Central Command Says ISIS Leader Baghdadi Buried At Sea". NPR. October 30, 2019. Archived from the original on October 31, 2019 . Retrieved October 31, 2019.

Perhaps learning from the lesson of one of his notorious predecessors in Iraq the Jordanian leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi – who was reprimanded in a letter by Al-Qaida Central for the excesses of his vioelnce – Baghdadi's prominent supporters have tried to emphasise a leader open to discussions with tribal leaders. Baghdadi threw himself into the writings of those Muslim Brothers who had embraced jihadism. Under their tutelage he grew increasingly impatient with the Brotherhood mainstream, which he felt was made up of “people of words, not action.”

Bulos, Nabih (October 28, 2019). "The quiet man who harbored Islamic State leader Baghdadi". Los Angeles Timea. Archived from the original on November 5, 2019 . Retrieved November 6, 2019. The president himself would do well to learn these lessons. His constant carping on European and other allies risks jeopardizing one of America’s most important counterterrorism assets. Abandoning key partners like the SDF is short-sighted and sends a message that America cannot be trusted. In contrast, Russia, Turkey, and even Syria were probably oblivious to Baghdadi’s presence under their noses. When it comes to the war on terror, America is still the world’s foremost policeman. Iran downplays significance of Baghdadi's death". Al Monitor. October 28, 2019. Archived from the original on October 28, 2019 . Retrieved October 28, 2019. Laessing, Ulf; Fahmy, Omar (October 29, 2019). Oatis, Jonathan (ed.). "Islamic State silent on Baghdadi death as it searches for successor". Reuters. Additional reporting by Yousef Saba. Archived from the original on October 31, 2019 . Retrieved October 30, 2019.

NATO – NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg stated the raid was a great accomplishment in the efforts against global terrorism. [92] From Sayyid Qutb, the Egyptian ideologue killed in an Egyptian jail in 1966, he accepted millenarian ideas that the world was in a state of ignorance, that all leaders of Muslim countries deserved denunciation as apostates, and that only armed struggle and sharia (religious law) could restore past Islamic glories. Zawahiri called democracy “a new religion that deifies humans and gives them the authority to formulate their own laws … while Islam gives the right to legislate exclusively to Allah”. More than anything, he wrote, Egypt’s rapid defeat in the June 1967 war persuaded him that existing Arab structures were bankrupt.

In addition to human intelligence, intelligence gathering by signal interception (signal intelligence) and visual intelligence were likely implemented. This operation could not have been conceived or carried out without all three working in harmony; moreover, we know from reporting in the aftermath of the raid that aerial photographs, satellites, aerial reconnaissance, and detailed maps of signals and potential communication lines in the entire region (and specifically of the compound) all contributed to the effort. That ability to harmonize is challenging, and a mark of excellence for any intelligence agency. While the work of the informant might have initially triggered the operation, it is the use of satellites and drones at different altitudes that likely allowed the operation to be authorized and confirmed the target while the forces were in transit. International cooperation In response to the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, al-Baghdadi formed a militant group to join a growing insurgency against the occupation. a b Williams, Katie Bo (October 30, 2019). "General: Trump Pullout Did Not Affect Baghdadi Raid Timing". Defense One. Archived from the original on November 27, 2019 . Retrieved November 27, 2019. Altman, Howard (October 27, 2019). "Trump: ISIS leader al-Baghdadi killed in US commando raid". Military Times. Archived from the original on October 27, 2019 . Retrieved October 27, 2019.

Baghdadi's compound was destroyed after the successful operation to be sure it would not become a memorial. Barisha's mysterious night: aerial bombardment and clashes on the ground and a landing by the U.S. Forces led to 9 casualties including a child, 2 women, and first-rank ISIS leaders". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. October 27, 2019. Archived from the original on October 29, 2019 . Retrieved October 27, 2019.