ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi has been confirmed dead following an attack by US forces on a compound in Syria believed to be his.
Baghdadi detonated an explosive device after he was cornered in a dead end tunnel killing himself and three of his children.
The US confirmed the attack on Sunday with President Donald Trump issuing a press conference at white house in Washington dc.
In the presser that lasted close to one hour, president Trump narrated how the US forces used intelligence from the Kurds and cooperation from Russia, Iraq, Syria ans Turkey forces making the operation successful.
“He died like a dog, crying, whimpering like a coward,” said President Trump.
Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi who held a PHD in Islamic studies, founded ISIS later renamed ISIL and bcame its leader in 2014 after declaring himself the caliph the would be successor of prophet Mohammed.
ISIL carried out attacks around the world including in East Africa with their affiliate group Jahba East Africa(a break away of Al-Shabaab) based in Somalia.