Hero Dog Conan Visits White House

by Daveda Gruber:

Conan, the dog who helped take down ISIS leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, was honored at the White House on Monday.

Conan is a male Belgian Malinois. He was named after Conan O’Brien because of his shaggy hair. Conan took part in the Barisha raid, which resulted in the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State, on October 27, 2019. He chased al-Baghdadi down into a tunnel before al-Baghdadi detonated his suicide vest.

The beautiful animal was injured during the mission but appears to be healed and in fine health now.

The dog appeared on FOX News during a surprise ceremony at the White House.

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump appeared with the hero canine, Conan, and Vice President Mike Pence.

The well behaved pup seemed to take a liking to the Vice President who was petting Conan during the media talk.

I love a good dog story and this is certainly a feel good story to inform you about.

I’d like to say, “Good dog, Conan; good boy!”

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ISIS Spokesman Killed in U.S. Airstrike

by Daveda Gruber:

The spokesman for ISIS, Abu Hassan al-Muhajir, who is considered to be a successor to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead.

Al-Muhajir, who is alleged to be the “number two” to al-Baghdadi was targeted and killed, in northeast Syria in the Aleppo province, by U.S. forces.

The Islamic State spokesman was killed in an operation that closely followed the raid in which the militant group’s leader, al-Baghdadi, died.

Al-Muhajir had been considered a possible successor until he was targeted. Muhajir had married Baghdadi’s daughter.

The top Kurdish leader for the Syrian Democratic Forces, Gen. Mazloum, the main U.S. ally against ISIS tweeted this:

ISIS has yet to confirm news of Baghdadi’s death, or give any indication of who will succeed him. But some analysts and U.S. officials say the group is sure to have planned for its leader’s death.

Now that al-Muhajir is dead another possible successor is Iraqi militant Hajji Abdullah, who was added to the U.S. Treasury’s Rewards for Justice list in August.

Abdullah is known to be one of Islamic State’s most senior ideologues and the one who helped drive and justify the abduction, slaughter, and trafficking of the Yazidi religious minority in northern Iraq.

This presumed “third in line” is also believed to oversee some of the group’s global terrorist operations. That would make him a rather big catch.

A five million dollar bounty has been offered for information leading to his capture.

It’s not clear if the bounty is in effect if he is caught dead or alive.