In Pictures: US releases Baghdadi raid video

SUMMARY

The Pentagon on Wednesday released its first images from last weekend's commando raid in Syria that led to the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and warned the militant group may attempt to stage a "retribution attack."

By ReutersOct 31, 2019 11:40:37 AM IST (Updated)

A side by side comparison of the compound of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is seen before and after an airstrike in the Idlib region of Syria. The Pentagon on Wednesday released its first images from last weekend's commando raid in Syria that led to the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and warned the militant group may attempt to stage a "retribution attack." US Department of Defense/Handout via REUTERS.

The compound of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is seen moments before an airstrike in the Idlib region of Syria. The declassified, grainy, black-and-white aerial videos from Saturday's raid showed US special operations forces closing in on the compound and US aircraft firing on militants nearby. US Department of Defense/Handout via REUTERS.

The US special forces move towards the compound of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi during a raid in the Idlib region of Syria. The US Department of Defense/Handout via REUTERS.

The compound of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is seen moments before an airstrike. Baghdadi, 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 as he fled into a dead-end tunnel as elite U.S. special forces closed in. US Department of Defense/Handout via REUTERS.

A smoke cloud rises moments after an airstrike on the compound of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The US Department of Defense/Handout via REUTERS.

Late Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is seen in an undated picture released by the US Department of Defense in Washington. The US Department of Defense/Handout via REUTERS