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Events on Saturday 26 October 2019 1
2019Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killedISIS leader dies during US special forces raidISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died during a US special operations raid on his compound in northwestern Syria, detonating a suicide vest as troops closed in. President Trump announced the operation's success the following day. ISIS confirmed his death and named a successor days later.