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Pentagon expects ISIS to attempt a ‘retribution attack’ after Baghdadi raid

By Russ Read
Published October 30, 2019 11:29pm ET
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Pentagon expects ISIS to attempt a ‘retribution attack’ after Baghdadi raid
The Russian military claims it killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State group, in an airstrike in late May, but the U.S. has not been able to confirm the claim. (AP photo) | Uncredited

The general who oversaw the raid that killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi expects the terrorist group to attempt a retribution attack.

The end of Baghdadi does not mean the end of ISIS, Marine Corps Gen. and Commander of United States Central Command Frank McKenzie told reporters during a Wednesday Pentagon briefing.

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