Special Edition: Syria and The Al-Baghdadi Raid
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President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State, died in a raid conducted by U.S. Special Operation Forces. The president used highly unusual language to describe the raid, including that al-Baghdadi \\u201cdied like a dog.\\u201d He also stated that the U.S. would be \\u201cleaving soldiers to secure the oil.\\u201d Scott R. Anderson and Dan Byman join Benjamin Wittes to discuss the raid, what it means for the future of the Islamic State, Trump\\u2019s speech and what it all means for the broader region.
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