to hunt until the ends of the earth of those who wish harm upon the american people. saturday s operation is one example of the great skills of the united states of our military. good afternoon everyone. as secretary has stated our special operation forces under commander control of united states central command general mckenzie. intelligence from numerous organizations throughout the department of defense and across the entire agency identified the target location approximately 4 miles from the turkish border and the province of syria. flo in order to reduce the risk of u.s. forces and prevent miscalculation and escalation and action consistent with operations in the past, we coordinated for the appropriate militaries and other
syria. the white house announced on sunday that abu bakr al-baghdadi, the leader of isis dying on saturday when u.s. special forces raided the compound where he was staying. here is what we know about the raid. it was launched from a u.s. base in erbil in northern iraq. u.s. forces moved in helicopters low to the ground until they reached the compound in barisha, syr syria. the fourth attempt to capture and kill abu bakr al-baghdadi according to president trump. he s the most wanted terrorist in the world. here is a satellite view of the area before the raid provided to reuters. this structure at the top is the one believed to be bombed by u.s. forces. here is an image on the ground after the raid. this pile of rubble is the
engel is in syria now and had been there for several weeks now. he did an exclusive interview, the head of the s information about what muslims say how the points are that he there was a source inside baghdadi s inndetailed information about the house where baghdadi was found including information where rooms were and specific lay out that provided the u.s. special operation forces who went in, provided them specific details for the raid. one way he was able to prove to the u.s. that he was close to baghdadi was that he provided a pair of his used clothing and he gave it to the u.s. and they were able to obtain a dna sample. what s not clear was that the actual original dna example that
putin or assad, certainly. doesn t mean she s a spy or an asset. jill stein, i don t know, she hung out with putin. trump immediately defended jill stein. i was struck by that. maybe hillary clinton should have been a little more careful. i think it was an off-the-cuff remark. i don t think it changes anything. but the bringing together of syria shows the real world consequences of having donald trump as president and having him liberated, really. there s no jim mattis. there s no none of the senior people who were there in the first couple years whom republicans could tell themselves, you know, trump is a little wacky. he wants to do illegal things, but don mcgahn stops him and jeff sessions stops him. no one stops him. so syria shows the real-world consequences of trump unleashed here at the end of a thousand days of his presidency. doral shows the incredible brazenness of the corruption. and ukraine shows genuinely, i think, illegitimate use of u.s.
with the blessing of turkey s government. meanwhile, president trump s most important ally in congress is slamming his decision to pull u.s. troops. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell writes in the washington post, withdrawing u.s. forces from syria is a grave stra teejing mistake. it will leave the american people and homeland less safe, embolden our enemies, and weaken important alliances. but at a rally thursday, the president didn t seem particularly worried about the fate of the syrian kurds or the region. sometimes you have to let them fight a little while. then people find out how tough the fighting is. these guys know. right? sometimes you have to let them fight. it s like two kids in a lot. you got to let them fight, then you pull them apart. cnn s senior investigative correspondent drew griffin has been looking into the president s relationship with the turkish leader as well as his business dealings in turkey. here s his report. reporter: it is the question