evidence: Baghdadi's compound was located near GPS coordinates 36.1660, 36.6274, in Syria's Idlib Governorate. Although Idlib is dominated by the Islamic State's rival jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which had connections to al-Qaeda,[16] the Institute for the Study of War warned that Idlib is nevertheless the focus of an ISIL strategy to raise the next cohort of ISIL and al-Qaeda recruits.[17] [...] - ^ Jackson, David; Subramanian, Courtney; Collins, Michael. "President Trump says ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead after U.S.-led raid in Syria". USA Today. Archived from the original on October 27, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019. [...] - ^ Rogers, Katie (October 27, 2019). "Trump Says 'Beautiful' and 'Talented' Dog Injured in al-Baghdadi Raid". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 27, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019.