Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Is Dead. Only For Real This Time

Update: al-Baghdadi's death has been confirmed. In a fortuitously-timed development, US-led forces have killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The ISIS leader - who appeared on camera for the first time in years in April - is believed to be among the dead after a Saturday raid in northwest Syria. Multiple defense officials have confirmed that al-Baghdadi is assumed dead, although as of midnight, the US was still gathering DNA for biometric testing. At 9:23 on Saturday evening, Donald Trump appeared