The Pentagon has released dramatic video from the raid that killed ISIS leader al-Baghdadi, and shared new details about the strike — and the mission's hero dog.
As the assault force swarmed the compound, they were able to clear a number of"non-combatants" from the scene, including 11 children.
They"did not respond to commands in Arabic to surrender" or to warning shots and were killed, McKenzie said.Meawhile, al-Baghdadi fled into a tunnel with two children, although officials initially thought there were three. While the dog was believed to be injured when al-Baghdadi set off his suicide vest, McKenzie said he'd been hurt by exposed live electrical cables in the tunnel.
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