Rep. Zeldin Statement on Death of ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

WASHINGTON - Congressman Zeldin (R, NY-1), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following statement on the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as a result of a U.S. special forces operation:

“A world without Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is a better world without one of the most evil, murderous animals in human history. He eagerly destroyed lives and victimized the innocent in some of the most grotesque ways imaginable. 

“Americans woke up this Sunday morning especially grateful for the men and women involved in this successful operation to deliver justice to this cowardly ISIS terrorist. There is no doubt - terrorists and their hateful ideology cannot evade justice or outlast the greatest nation in the world.“