Johnson calls the elimination of al-Baghdadi a milestone in the fight against IS

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called the elimination of the leader of the Islamic State terrorist group Abu Bakra al-Baghdadi an important stage in the fight against terrorism.

Earlier Sunday, US President Donald Trump confirmed the elimination of al-Baghdadi. According to him, during a Saturday operation by the US military, he blew up a suicide belt, nevertheless, al-Baghdadi was able to “quickly and accurately identify.” At the same time, Trump thanked Russia, Turkey, Syria and Iraq for their help in eliminating the leader of ISIS. He said that Russia has opened airspace for US aviation over the territories it controls in Syria.