1. Death during the Barisha raid

    · Baghdadi compound near Barisha, Harem District, Idlib Governorate, Syria

    Death during the Barisha raid
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    U.S. forces raided Baghdadi's compound outside Barisha. He died after detonating a suicide belt while fleeing into a tunnel. Coordinates identify the documented raid compound, about 300 metres outside Barisha; the operation occurred across 26–27 October 2019 and his recorded death date is 27 October.

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