CNN CNN Newsroom With Poppy Harlow and Jim Sciutto February 3, 2022 15:23:00
The genocide of the people in northwestern iraq in 2014. you all remember the gut wrenching stories of the mass slaughters that wiped out entire villages. thousands of women and young girls sold into slavery. rape as a weapon of war. thanks to our troops, this horrible terrorist leader is no more. carried out with the signature precision and i directed the department of defense to take every precaution possible to minimize civilian casualties. knowing this terrorist chose to surround himself with families including children, we made the choice to pursue a special forces raid at a much greater ...