Today's Headlines: ISIS Leader al-Baghdadi Is Dead, Trump Says

2019年10月28日星期一

Today's Headlines: ISIS Leader al-Baghdadi Is Dead, Trump Says

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Monday, October 28, 2019

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ISIS Leader al-Baghdadi Is Dead, Trump Says

By PETER BAKER, ERIC SCHMITT and HELENE COOPER

President Trump said in a nationally televised address that American forces targeted Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the head of the Islamic State, in an operation in Syria this weekend.

Trump's Syria Troop Withdrawal Complicated Plans for al-Baghdadi Raid

By ERIC SCHMITT, HELENE COOPER and JULIAN E. BARNES

President Trump's abrupt decision to pull forces from northern Syria forced the Pentagon to press ahead with a risky night operation that killed the ISIS leader, military officials said.

With Whipping Winds and Power Down, Californians Flee Fires

By LAUREN HEPLER, JOSE A. DEL REAL and IVAN PENN

Power outages and fires combined over the weekend to push the state's disaster response capabilities to the brink.

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Editors' Picks

Business

Before Deadly Crashes, Boeing Pushed for Law That Undercut Oversight

By NATALIE KITROEFF and DAVID GELLES

The government has been handing over more responsibility to manufacturers for years. The new law makes it even harder for regulators to review Boeing's work.

Opinion

Al-Baghdadi Is Dead. The Story Doesn't End Here.

By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN

President Trump boasts of defeating the Islamic State. He's only showing how ignorant he is.

Today's Videos

Video: Watch President Trump's Announcement on Death of ISIS Leader

Mr. Trump announced that the leader of the Islamic State had been killed during a raid in Syria.

Video: What the California Fires Look Like, Up Close and From the Sky

By MAYA BLACKSTONE

Peak fire season is far from over in California. The Tick Fire and the Kincade Fire are among several blazes in the state, forcing thousands of evacuations.