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A satellite view of the reported residence of ISIS leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, according to the source, near the village of Barisha, Syria, collected on September 28, 2019, is shown in this handout image released on October 27, 2019 by Maxar Technologies. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS

Pentagon releases first images of operation to kill Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

October 30, 2019

The Drone footage below shows the first images of and destruction of the ISIS leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s compound in northern Syria.

Below is video from the VOA or Voice of America News channel on YouTube. The video is said to have emerged from Syria showing explosions at the same time U.S. troops carried out their raid on Islamic State leader’s Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s compound, Sunday, October 27, 2019. The footage appears to support official accounts and local reporting of events related to the raid and regional experts have confirmed the accents are consistent with the area.