Hello and welcome to bbc news. The white house says President Trump will make a major statement at the white house on sunday, following a tweet from the president saying something very big had just happened. No details have been given of what mr trump was referring to, but theres speculation that it could concern the leader of the Islamic State militant group, Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi. Us media reports suggest he was the target of a Us Special Forces operation in the syrian province of idlib on saturday. With me is our News Reporter gareth barlow. What more do we know . With regard to the Us Government and donald trump, very little. Late on saturday night he tweeted, very simply, something very because happen. No further detail and explanation. Over an hour later the white house put out a little bit more expansive comment saying the president of the United States would be making a major statement tomorrow. That is sunday morning from the white house but again no further detail or explanati
Wales are out of the Rugby World Cup, after losing to south africa in the semi final. And in half an hour, well take a more in depth look at some of the weeks stories in dateline london. Us media are reporting the military has conducted an operation against the leader of the so called Islamic State group. The white house says President Trump will make a statement later today. There are unconfirmed reports he will announce the groups leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi was killed during a us led raid yesterday. The is leader has been described as the worlds most wanted man. In 2011 the us officially designated him a terrorist and offered a reward of ten Million Dollars for information leading to his capture or death. His death has been wrongly reported on several occasions. He emerged in 2010 as the leader of alqaeda in iraq, one of the groups that merged with is, and rose to prominence during the attempted merger with the al nusra front in syria. Mark lowen reports. A night time strike on the
Deputies that are in start opposition of the pressure on these more or future news point this. Thanks so much for your thoughts and analysis on that some of the violence here. Thank you very much. U. S. Defense secretary monk esp a says despite the death of ice a leader of baghdad the on sunday the security situation in syria remains complex he was speaking at a News Conference at the pentagon espec confirmed again that u. S. Troops will remain in syria to secure oil fields in the north and repel any future i saw a text from defense secretary says they disposed all remains of baghdad he who detonated a suicide vest to kill it as u. S. Forces cornered him in. Baghdad his death will not read the world of terrorism or and the ongoing conflict in syria but it will certainly send a message to those who would question americas resolve and provide a warning to terrorists who think they can hide. The United States more than any other nation in the world possesses the power and the will to hunt
Borisjohnsons brexit deal unless changes are made. We will not give support to the government may believe they are fundamentally wrong and acting a nyway fundamentally wrong and acting anyway that is detrimental to Northern Ireland and taking us on the wrong direction. And the older People Living with eating disorders, more on this and other stories with Victoria Derbyshire in half an hour. Police say theyve now recovered all 39 bodies discovered in a refrigerated truck in essex. They say they cannot confirm the identity of the victims, or speculate about their nationalities, although it appears several of them may be vietnamese. The vietnamese Prime Minister has ordered government officials to help establish the identities of the victims and to look into cases of vietnamese citizens sent abroad illegally. In the past few minutes, police in ireland say a fifth man has been arrested as part of the investigation. Dci Martin Pasmore from essex police says that identifying the victims is t
Borisjohnsons brexit deal unless changes are made. Millions of californians face having their power cut as the state battles a surge in wildfires. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. A man has been arrested who is of interest to Police Investigating the deaths of the 39 people discovered in a refrigerated truck in essex on wednesday. Irish police say they have detained a man in his 20s at dublin port. Four suspects remain in custody. All 39 bodies have been recovered but police say they cannot confirm the identity of the victims or speculate about their nationalities, although it appears several of them may be vietnamese. The vietnamese Prime Minister has ordered government officials to help establish the identities of the victims and to look into cases of vietnamese citizens sent abroad illegally. Dci Martin Pasmore from essex police says that identifying the victims is their primary concern. What ive done this morning is ive met with the vietnamese ambassador, and we are building