Tag: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Beltway Confidential

Salute the counterterrorism finishers, but remember the finders and fixers

Tom Rogan · October 28, 2019 8:17 pm

In this photo released by the White House, President Donald Trump, center right, meets with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, standing left, Congressional leadership and others, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington.

‘So much hatred’: Pelosi would have leaked Baghdadi raid to sabotage Trump, Senate Republican suggests

Joel Gehrke · October 28, 2019 7:10 pm

President Donald Trump walks from Marine One to speak to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, en route to a campaign rally in Manchester, N.H.

Trump: Obama ‘should’ve gotten’ Baghdadi

Mike Brest · October 28, 2019 5:47 pm

FILE - This undated file image posted on a militant website on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, shows fighters from the al-Qaida linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) marching in Raqqa, Syria. Across the broad swath of territory it controls from northern Syria through northern and western Iraq, the extremist group known as the Islamic State has proven to be highly organized governors.

National Security

‘Charred corpse’: Second ISIS leader killed in US airstrike following Baghdadi raid

Russ Read · October 28, 2019 5:06 pm

Beltway Confidential

Media really worried that Trump might benefit from Baghdadi death

Becket Adams · October 28, 2019 3:13 pm

Beltway Confidential

Yesterday proved how Trump can still win 2020

Tiana Lowe Doescher · October 28, 2019 3:05 pm

Retired Navy SEAL Robert O'Neill, 38, who says he shot and killed Osama bin Laden, is interviewed in Washington, Friday, Nov. 14, 2014. The former Navy SEAL says he was inspired to go public about his role after meeting with the families of people who died in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

‘Hey scumbag’: Navy SEAL who shot bin Laden mocks Baghdadi and Schiff

Ellie Bufkin · October 28, 2019 2:53 pm

Trump on Baghdadi raid silence: ‘Adam Schiff is the biggest leaker in Washington’

Carlin Becker · October 28, 2019 2:17 pm