US President Donald Trump has given a detailed account of how al-Baghdadi was chased by special forces and army dogs before getting trapped in a tunnel during the raid in Syria.

Diane Foley thanked Donald Trump via the James Foley Foundation page after the president announced the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on Sunday from Washington DC. 

Charlotte Coleman, who daughter, Olivia (pictured), died in the Manchester Arena attack of 2017 has praised US soldiers after they cornered the ISIS leader and he detonated his own suicide vest.

President Donald Trump revealed that U.S. troops had recovered 'highly sensitive material' during the night-time raid in Syria which ended when the jihadist leader blew himself up with a suicide vest.

After President Trump announced Sunday morning that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi 'died like a dog' in an overnight raid Robert J. O'Neill took to Twitter to bid adieu to the ISIS leader.

Donald Trump charged Adam Schiff with being the 'biggest leaker in Washington,' claiming this as the reason he did not share plans of the raid on Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's hideout with Congress.

Kurdish guards are 'on high alert' today as they prepare for possible riots or attacks on the prison camps where thousands of ISIS supporters are being held (one of the prisons in Syria is seen above).

Trump described Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as 'whimpering and crying and screaming' when he killed himself in his Syrian compound. But the president did not have live video or audio footage.

Lieutenant General Scott Howell, of Cadiz, Kentucky, has been credited with helping plan and lead the dramatic raid to kill Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Syria on Saturday night.

Donald Trump said on Monday he may release the footage of the raid that killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi amid questions about his description of it.

Despite knowing US intelligence was closing in on a location for Baghdadi, President Trump still ordered US troops to be withdrawn from the volatile region of northern Syria earlier this month.

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley couldn't confirm President Trump's account of how ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was 'whimpering' before he died.

Australia's Foreign Minister Marise Payne said sensitive information was found when Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed by US forces in Syria on Sunday.

James Foley's mother has said that President Trump phoned her after the Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi raid on Sunday that killed the ISIS leader to personally inform her the terror leader was dead.

Mohammed Ali Sajet, one of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's closest confidants, provided key information that led U.S. forces to the ISIS leader's compound in Syria.

Kurdish intelligence operatives who supervised the informant passed the intelligence on to American forces before they raided Baghdadi's safe house in Syria on Saturday

Steven Sotloff, a 31-year-old freelance journalist taken hostage in Syria in 2013, was murdered on camera the following year by the ISIS militant notoriously known as Jihadi John.

The mole, a man of unidentified nationality, was actually inside al-Baghdadi's Syrian compound when U.S. Delta Forces raided it and killed the terror leader on Saturday.

Somalia, South Sudan and Syria have been ranked as the world's most corrupt nations in Transparency International's annual Corruption Perceptions Index report released on Thursday.

In a post on Twitter, the father demonstrated the game which he has devised to protect his daughter from the 'psychological crisis' caused by near-constant explosions.

Camila Cabello took some time on her birthday on Tuesday to think about those a lot less fortunate than her - namely, the youth of Syria.

Researchers from The Economist Intelligence Unit looked at the prices of 160 items in 133 cities around the globe including the cost of food, clothing, transport and utility bills.

The Germany international, who is of Turkish descent, made the generous donation to provide food and aid for 16,000 Muslims throughout the holy month.

Freddie Andrews, 22, from Tonbridge in Kent, had sunk 10 pints at the PDC World Championships at Alexandra Palace in north London.

Freddie Andrews, 22, from Tonbridge in Kent, had sunk 10 pints at the PDC World Championships at Alexandra Palace in north London.

The 'hugely misjudged' quip was spotted by commuter Evelyn Clegg in south London this morning - the day after the 100-year anniversary of women getting the vote in Britain.

The US president's time in the capital on July 13 is set to cause chaos above ground because of security fears.

Tube maintenance workers will carry out a 48-hour strike from the morning of August 22, followed by another two-day walk out from the evening of August 24.

Police officers were called to Rayners Lane, in Harrow, northwest London this afternoon. Two people have been rushed to a major trauma centre 'as a priority'.

The trainers were the first of three limited edition Adidas designs being released in collaboration with Transport for London to mark 15 years of the Oyster travel card in the capital.

London commuters faced more chaos today as the Jubilee Line was shut down due to 'temporary unavailability of trains' - a day after Extinction Rebellion protesters

Ulrika Jonsson, 52, who is looking for love following a third divorce, appears in the ad for over-fifties app Lumen with the caption 'Be my stocking filler' - but it has been banned on the London Tube.

The former Love Island star, 26, was left heartbroken when her baby daughter passed away at just four weeks old after she was born seven weeks premature.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Harriet Dart met one of her heroes earlier this year. It proved to be one of those encounters that validated an old phrase. After losing to Maria Sharapova, the experience was priceless.

Showcasing their weekend of fun on Instagram,Prince Harry's friend Alex Gilkes and his tennis ace girlfriend Maria Sharapova marked his 40th birthday with a flamenco-themed bash in Andalusia, Spain.

Alec and Hilaria Baldwin enjoyed each other's company while embracing and kissing court side at the 2019 US Open in New York as they watched Serena Williams take on Maria Sharapova.

The celebrity couple were snapped in the stands at Arthur Ashe Stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, New York.

She's in Melbourne ahead of the Australian Open later this month, and Maria Sharapova made the most of a rare day off on Friday, visiting the National Gallery of Victoria.

Maria Sharapova and Eugenie Bouchard saw their matches on Tuesday overshadowed by health concerns caused by 'hazardous' levels of smoke in the air from nearby bushfires.

There are several good reasons for seeing this spirited revival of Anthony Minghella's 2005 Madam Butterfly , and one totally compelling one: the Welsh soprano Natalya Romaniw.

We don't see much of Berlin-based Daniel Hope these days, but an album like this shows us what we are missing.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton by 45 to 43 in the latest Bloomberg News poll in Florida, in a matchup where third party candidates are included.

In a first for the station, the Weather Channel will be broadcasting a full nine hours of weather videos and scenery, set to a backdrop of soothing jazz music, starting at 3pm ET on November 8

Clinton and Trump now have 46 per cent of the vote each, the ABC News/Washington Post poll showed Wednesday.

The day before the election and the presidential race is on a knife edge. Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump in most polls by three or four points, according to data published Monday.

Things couldn't be tighter in 'Florida, Florida, Florida,' as the late Tim Russert coined it in 2000, with the Sunshine State looking to be the make-or-break it state for Republican Donald Trump.

In an apparent attempt to intimidate voters, at least a dozen trucks and other vehicles were caught on video parading around early polling stations in Florida waving Confederate flags on Monday.

Tom Garrecht allegedly slammed Donna Tatlici to the ground after she sprayed him. They began fighting when Garrecht saw her handing out pamphlets at the Juniper Community Center.

Donald Trump has won the state of Florida after a precinct by precinct battle unfolded for the 29 electoral votes. Trump beat Clinton with 49 per cent of the vote, as she received 47 per cent.

Canada's immigration website, which details information on how to move to the country, crashed - presumably because of a high volume of traffic - as the U.S. election results came in.