Leader of ISIS in Iraq and Syria killed, Pentagon says

On his Truth Social platform Friday night, President Trump wrote that "the fugitive leader of ISIS in Iraq was killed."

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Leader of ISIS in Iraq and Syria killed, Pentagon says

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