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Amid all the conundrum of a Democratic-led impeachment inquiry, US President Donald Trump announced the death of Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi during an overnight raid led by US military forces in Syria. Trump said al-Baghdadi died when he was caught at the end of a tunnel, “whimpering and crying and screaming all the way” as he was chased by American military dogs.
Later, he shared an image of the military dog on Twitter to laud its work. Trump’s tweet about declassifying a picture of the dog who assisted in the operation led to other people posting photos of their #DeclassifiedDogs!
The photo, which shows a German Shepherd wearing a bulletproof vest, has gone viral and had people mimicking Trump’s tweet to share photos of their pets.
Sample these:
https://twitter.com/KristinBeltaos/status/1189010528540254208
https://twitter.com/reanyc596/status/1188926606292738048
https://twitter.com/ECMcLaughlin/status/1188941351330541568
https://twitter.com/IowaShots/status/1189011842888355840
https://twitter.com/CoolAssPuppy/status/1188942932901941248
US Army General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was tight-lipped about the identity of the dog when asked at a Pentagon news briefing on Monday.
“We’re not releasing the name of the dog right now. The dog is still in theater,” Milley said, using the term for military operations. “The dog, the canine, the military working dog, performed a tremendous service, as they all do, in a variety of situations.”
Milley expressed confidence the dog would bounce back from its injuries.
