Donald Trump announced the killing of ISISI chief Baghdadi's top replacement by US forces on Twitter
Washington:
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the person likely to be first in line to replace ISIS's slain chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has also been "terminated."
"Just confirmed that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's number one replacement has been terminated by American troops. Most likely would have taken the top spot - Now he is also Dead!" Trump tweeted.
Just confirmed that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's number one replacement has been terminated by American troops. Most likely would have taken the top spot - Now he is also Dead!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 29, 2019
Trump did not identify the person or give more detail on how he was killed.
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