![]() ![]() Given the gruesome nature of Baghdadi’s death, it was unlikely the U.S. military disposed of Baghdadi’s remains “appropriately, in accordance with our (standard operating procedures) and in accordance with the law of armed conflict.” Army General Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a Pentagon news briefing on Monday that the U.S. Two officials said they believed his remains were delivered to the sea from an aircraft. officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, did not disclose where the ritual was performed or how long it lasted. special forces closed in, according to the U.S. Islamic State Group/Al Furqan Media Network/Reuters TV via REUTERSīaghdadi here, an Iraqi jihadist who rose from obscurity to declare himself "caliph" of all Muslims as the leader of Islamic State, died by detonating a suicide vest after fleeing into a dead-end tunnel as elite U.S. FILE PHOTO: A bearded man with Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's appearance speaks in this screen grab taken from video released on April 29, 2019. ![]()
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