Witness reveals how Al-Baghdadi was killed by US forces

The self-styled Caliph, who was in his late 40s and carried a bounty of at least $25 million, presided over the brutal caliphate he set up in Syria, enforcing a fundamentalist code and killing thousands.  The world's most wanted terrorist, Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, died like a coward "whimpering and crying" when cornered in a dead-end tunnel by US Special Forces in Syria, President Donald Trump announced on Sunday.

Trump said that the image of al-Baghdadi, whom he called a "sick and depraved man", dying "like a dog" and "whimpering and crying" should disabuse those who look up to him.