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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticized Trump for notifying Russian officials about the raid on the IS leader before speaking to Congress.
"The House of Representatives must be informed of the raid, as well as the overall government strategy in the region. Russians have been informed in advance instead of the leaders of the parliament," Pelosi said in an announcement. 10/27.
US President Donald Trump at a press conference at the White House on October 27 Photo: AFP
The Speaker of the House of Representatives praised the efforts and contributions of the US military and intelligence experts in the raid campaign to destroy Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the supreme leader of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) militia , but argue that they "deserve strong, lucid and strategic leadership from Washington".
US President Donald Trump said at a press conference yesterday that al-Baghdadi had died by self-detonating a suicide bomb belt when a US special task force was brought to his death in a raid on his house in Idlib, Syria. October 26 evening.
The White House owner also thanked Russia, Turkey, Iraq and Syria for helping in this campaign. According to Trump, Russia has agreed to open airspace for US special aircraft carrying out the raid and Kurdish allies also provide useful information.
The US president acknowledged that he only informed "some" of the congressional leader of the raid because he wanted to "keep it secret". "I do not want human damage. Leaking information can lead to the death of all of them," Trump explained.
According to Chairman of the US House Intelligence Committee Adam Schiff, Trump has never provided confidential information to him or other members of the top 8 bipartisan congressional congressional members, including Pelosi and the leader. Senate Minority Chuck Schumer. Schiff explained that communication between the White House and parliament is important if a situation arises.
Baghdadi's death was seen as a major victory for Trump after he abruptly decided to withdraw American troops from Syria, raising fears that ISIS would rise. However, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said the destruction of the IS leader "had no impact on the situation in Syria" because the IS militants were crushed by the Syrian government and the Russian army. "from the beginning of 2018.
