Macron: The death of Al-Baghdadi does not mean the end of the Islamic State

Macron wrote on Twitter that the American military operation in which Al-Baghdadi was killed is a "blow against the Islamic State", but also that "it is only a step".
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Macron, Photo: Reuters
Macron, Photo: Reuters
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French President Emmanuel Macron warned today that the death of the founder and leader of the Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is a blow to the extremist organization, but not its end.

Macron wrote on Twitter that the American military operation in which Al-Baghdadi was killed was a "blow against the Islamic State", but also that "it is only a step".

"The fight continues with our partners in the international coalition so that the terrorist organization is finally defeated," Macron said.

US President Donald Trump announced today that Al-Baghdadi was killed last night in an operation by the US Army in the Syrian province of Idlib.

Trump said that when the US forces moved in on him, al-Baghdadi ran into a tunnel with three of his children and set off explosives in his vest.

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