important isis leaders, the chief of external plotting, was killed in an air strike in syria. and this kuwaiti-born operative killed just this week. so what if the u.s. was able to capture or kill al baghdadi? would it change the course of the war posly in the opening weeks of the trump administration. they belief the isis ideology will live on for some time, possibly long after al baghdadi meets his fate. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. now to cnn exclusive. a man who says he was an assassin has come forward with explosive claims. he said that president duterte once ran a secret death squad. as mayor ordered him to commit unthinkable acts. mr. duterte threatens to jeopardize his country s military alliance with the u.s. for more on this cnn s will