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Pentagon releases video, photos of Abu Baghdadi raid

This still image from a video released by the US Department of Defense shows US forces (lower R) advancing on the compound of Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Syria. [AFP]

The Pentagon released video and photos on Wednesday of the US special forces raid that resulted in the death of Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Among the images released by the Defense Department was grainy black-and-white footage of US troops approaching on foot the high-walled compound in northwestern Syria where Baghdadi was holed up.

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