Pentagon Releases Video of Attack on Al-Baghdadi Compound
- Al-Baghdadi’s remains were buried at sea, Centcom chief says
- Terrorist compound was about four miles from Turkish border
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The Pentagon released video footage of the weekend raid that led to the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, including attacks on fighters from the area surrounding the compound where the terrorist leader was hiding.
General Kenneth McKenzie, the head of U.S. Central Command, showed images of the the American attack at the Pentagon on Wednesday, including the strikes on the fighters as well as U.S. forces approaching al-Baghdadi’s compound. The site was about four miles (6.4 kilometers) from the Turkish border in Idlib province.