This operation was the culmination of multiyear interagency effort to find him and capture or kill him. Baghdadi and the thugs who followed him are responsible for some of the more brutal atrocities of our time. His death marks devastating blow for isis who are deprived of their inspirational leader, falling to the destruction of original caliphate this year. I want to thank our brave senior members to took part in this raid. Theres no guarantee of success in an operation with this level of difficulty. President trump knew this when he made the Bold Decision to order the raid confident in the expertise of our forces. Our Service Members conducted themselves with incredible skill and professionalism. They executed the raids brilliantly. Not a single United States Service Member was killed in this high risk operation. Despite baghdadis death, the security situation in syria remains complex. Multiple state and nonstate actors continue to vie for control of territory and resources within t
On the ground. This includes members of the Syrian Opposition, members of the free syrian army, some of which who have had a historic relationship with the United States. Host they are against bashar alassad. Guest which makes this a complicated operation because turkey is building a counter assad force, but using that to fight the American Local partner in the east. Iskeys reason for fighting its leadership is kurdish. There is a Kurdish Militia that conducts most of the Capable Military fighting. That is known as the ypg and is affiliate a syrian of a wider Kurdish Movement inside turkey, the pkk. President erdogan has warned the u. S. That the partnership with the ypg was unacceptable to him, however he has been negotiating for a deescalation in the northeast. That changed during the call between president erdogan where president erdogan announced he would begin an operation in the east. Host i want to show what the president just had to say about this yesterday. He brought up the i
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Where its this deal or any future deal, its got to go back so the public and say, do you want to leave on these terms . And if so, then we do, if not, we remain. A double Murder Investigation has begun after two 17 year old boys were stabbed to death late last night in Milton Keynes. Further violence on the streets of hong kong as Police Fire Tear gas at demonstrators marching in defiance of a police ban. And coming up at 2 30, the winners and losers in one of the longest and most expensive equal pay battles in scotland. Thats in disclosure. Good afternoon. The government says its pressing ahead with efforts to pass a brexit deal this week in spite of a letter the Prime Minister was forced to send to brussels last night asking for a delay. Ministers today insisted that the uk will leave the eu at the end of this month. It comes as labour says it will push for a new Eu Referendum when the government brings its brexit plans to the commons. Heres our political correspondentjessica parker.
Last night in Milton Keynes. I was so terrified, i got so terrified, and it was so disappointing, because this never happened in the area, weve lived in the area for six years, next year it will be seven years, and ive not seen such a thing. Further violence on the streets of hong kong as Police Fire Tear gas at demonstrators marching in defiance of a police ban. And at 3 30pm, the Victoria Derbyshire programme investigates the shops selling vaping products to under 18s. Good afternoon. The government says its pressing ahead with efforts to pass a brexit deal this week in spite of a letter the Prime Minister was forced to send to brussels last night asking for a delay. Ministers today insisted that the uk will leave the eu at the end of this month. It comes as labour says it will push for a new Eu Referendum when the government brings its brexit plans to the commons. Heres our political correspondentJessica Parker. Theres no point pulling the tents down just yet, not after yesterdays e