US dog injured in raid that killed Baghdadi
A US service dog was injured in the "daring" American air raid in northwest Syria that ended in the death of dreaded ISIS leader Abu Bakr-al Baghdadi, President Donald Trump said on Sunday.
President Trump said when the American troops landed in eight helicopters along with specially trained canines, they also had with them a robot, the first of its kind, to go after the ISIS leader inside the tunnel.
Being chased by dogs towards the dead end of a tunnel, Baghdadi killed himself by blowing up his powerful suicide vest, as such the robot was not used, the president told reporters at the White House, giving details of the operation in northwest Syria.
"Nobody was even hurt. Our canine as they call, I call it a dog, a beautiful dog. A talented dog was injured and brought back," Trump said in response to a question.
The US troops blasted their way inside the strong compound, he said.
"They blasted their way in so quickly. It was incredible. Because the building was quite powerful, strong.