Breaking News Leader of ISIL killed in Idlib

[Arch Dornan]

It's not like he needed it anymore.

You could say he really let himself go.

 

[LifeisTiresome]

"Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, austere religious scholar at helm of Islamic State, dies at 48" (actual Washington Post headline)
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His religious scholarship was not his reputation or life works. By pointing to him first as a religious scholar rather than his most important defining role (the leader of ISIS) they are not being neutral, they're purposely identifying him as a religious rather than political figure.
Garbage paper, garbage journalists, garbage headlines.

ORANGE MAN BAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Really it does seem like if Trump cured cancer, they would still shit on him and bitch about how Doctors are out of work.

 

[Bigking321]

ORANGE MAN BAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Really it does seem like if Trump cured cancer, they would still shit on him and bitch about how Doctors are out of work.

Yep. It's pure tribalism.

If the other side does anything it's bad. If your side does anything it's good.

Even if it's the same thing...

 

[Husky_Khan]

He lost his head from the explosion too?

Relevant

 

[Arch Dornan]

In the end he's a proxy with grand delusions. Who was it that funded people like him for Islam insurgent proxies?

Also the US kill team was quite busy besides walking the leader. The spokesman and some other members also got killed.

 

[Deleted member]

Well, that parody didn't take long to come true.

 

[Kobold]

I want to edit a WaPo headline to actually show this with a large picture of Hitler, now.

Your wish is my command!

edit, damn, I was ninja'd! But this one here is a Sietch Original!

 

[Deleted member]

I like that look anyhow, @Kobold , thank you for bringing warmth and sensitivity to the poor deceased artist. (this will now be taken out of context by the idiot discord.)

 

[Kobold]

this will now be taken out of context by the idiot discord.)

You're right! Hey, Piell, put me in the screenshot!

 

[Arch Dornan]

You're right! Hey, Piell, put me in the screenshot!

Piell?

 

[LifeisTiresome]

Piell?

Maybe some spy taking screenshots for some SB or SV discord to reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee about?

 

[Kobold]

Maybe some spy taking screenshots for some SB or SV discord to reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee about?

exactly righty-o. He loves him, his screenshots.

 

[Arch Dornan]

Maybe some spy taking screenshots for some SB or SV discord to reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee about?

People and their hobbies. Sheesh.

 

[Guardian Box]

found on reddit

 

[Arch Dornan]

found on reddit

I heard about that. His kids was with them when the kill team came. Much like Bin Laden except his home was more comfy with his own porn stash.

Was the CNN title photoshopped or for real?

 

[Guardian Box]

Was the CNN title photoshopped or for real?

It's a shop. We haven't reached peak-clown world yet.

 

[Arch Dornan]

It's a shop. We haven't reached peak-clown world yet.

Ok. If it was real it has to be pointed out when Obama sent in his kill team for bin laden he had family with him too.

 

[Isem]

The twitter hashtag for this is full of hilarious tweets and images.

Spoiler

 

[Bacle]

I am not going to believe it was him until we get dna tests or something confirmed.

This guy got away too many times.

My understanding is that they got both tissue, and because his head was rather intact, they likely also got dental record confirmation as well.

I understand the sceptism, as this guy had an almost Kane-like tendency to pop up after being declared dead, but it sounds like this time is different because they did it with ground troops who had enough time and security to do a proper ID of the body on the spot. Plus, and it's morbid as fuck, but the three children he took with him also likely could provide additional DNA confirmation of his identity.

 

[Arch Dornan]

I have a morbid fascination to see his head but I don't think they'll show it short of leaks to show off from a gung ho member of the op but that would violate lots of operational security.

If they got his head then he's quite dead.