Rep. Thornberry Issues Statement on Death of ISIS Leader Al-Baghdadi
October 28, 2019
October 28, 2019
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement on the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi:
"Killing Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is an important achievement in the fight against ISIS.
"I am grateful to our men and women in uniform, our intelligence professionals, and our allies who contributed to this success. We have robbed ISIS of their founder and leader.
"Killing Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is an important achievement in the fight against ISIS.
"I am grateful to our men and women in uniform, our intelligence professionals, and our allies who contributed to this success. We have robbed ISIS of their founder and leader.