Donald Trump shares photo of dog that helped take down Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

The name of the dog that led US forces to Islamic state leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is being protected, but the President has commended the animal in a tweet.

US President Donald Trump has shared an image of a dog that was wounded in the al-Baghdadi raid. Source: Twitter

The military working dog that tracked down the head of the Islamic State has earned a pat on the back from the US President.

Donald Trump tweeted a photo of a Belgian Malinois that worked with a team of special forces in the capture of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a tunnel beneath a compound in northeastern Syria.

The name and other details about the dog remain a secret.

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