The Department of Defense has published video footage of the US special forces raid that killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader the Islamic State terrorist group, in addition to photos and other details of the mission.

Central Command chief General Frank McKenzie described the operation at a Pentagon press briefing on Wednesday, issuing a brief black and white video clip which appears to show US forces closing in on Baghdadi’s compound, and confirming reports he was buried at sea after the raid.

#BREAKING #US army has published a video from the operation to kill #ISIS leader Al Baghdadi pic.twitter.com/MSuTSit6Wi

— Guy Elster (@guyelster) October 30, 2019

The terrorist leader was “brought to justice” after “an intense inter-agency effort,” McKenzie said, adding “we developed an execution level plan designed to capture or kill him and started preparing a special operations team for the mission” soon after discovering the location of his hideout. 

Footage of U.S SOF raid on Baghdadi's compound disclosed at Pentagon press briefing: https://t.co/UvX9B8hoyjpic.twitter.com/6qy4s7kmt3

— Harry Boone (@towersight) October 30, 2019

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Source: RT