{"id":60912,"date":"2019-11-25T19:08:31","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T19:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/11\/25\/troops-canine-from-raid-that-killed-isis-leader-get-white-house-welcome\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T10:48:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:48:51","slug":"troops-canine-from-raid-that-killed-isis-leader-get-white-house-welcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/11\/25\/troops-canine-from-raid-that-killed-isis-leader-get-white-house-welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"Troops, canine from raid that killed ISIS leader get White House welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=615c1fee-e76b-4e8e-900f-f9198ce55ff6\" poster=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/video-poster-615c1fee-e76b-4e8e-900f-f9198ce55ff6.png\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Conan, the military working dog injured in the raid that killed ISIS leader Abu Bakar al-Baghdadi, was hailed by President Trump as the &#8220;ultimate warrior.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump on Monday met with U.S. special operations forces who conducted the raid which resulted in the death of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2019\/10\/30\/centcom-commander-releases-video-of-raid-on-baghdadi-compound-which-now-looks-like-a-parking-lot-with-large-potholes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi <\/a>last month, and posed for pictures with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/off-duty\/2019\/10\/30\/t-shirts-mugs-featuring-famous-military-k-9-conan-for-sale\/\" target=\"_blank\">the military working dog<\/a> wounded in the operation outside the Oval Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In brief remarks to the press, Trump joked about the toughness of Conan, a Belgian Malinois who received \u201cserious\u201d injuries when al-Baghdadi detonated a suicide vest inside a cave under his hideout in Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cConan is a tough cookie,\u201d the president said. \u201cI got to see how fast he can move \u2026 you\u2019re lucky he is not in a bad mood today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/10\/30\/the-pentagon-just-released-footage-of-the-raid-that-killed-abu-bakr-al-baghdadi\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19303770220169.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">The Pentagon released footage of the raid that killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Pentagon released declassified footage of the U.S. special operations forces raid that killed the leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Members of the special operations forces team did not make an appearance at the brief public event. Trump thanked them for their efforts in the fight against terrorism in the Middle East, but did not mention any other details of the unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey did a fantastic job,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was a flawless attack, and al-Baghdadi is gone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2019\/11\/22\/military-dogs-need-hearing-protection-too\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CAPS-1.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Military dogs need hearing protection too<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The system conforms more closely to the dog&#039;s head, helping create a better seal to protect hearing.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president called Conan, who has become a social media sensation in the weeks since the raid, a \u201cvery special dog\u201d and \u201cthe ultimate fighter.\u201d He said the canine continues to serve with active-duty forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conan received an unspecified medal and plaque from the White House for his part in the raid. 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