President Donald Trump is scheduled to make a "major statement" Sunday morning in the U.S.,... regarding the alleged death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.<br />This... following unconfirmed reports that al-Baghdadi was killed in a raid by U.S. special forces in northwestern Syria on Saturday. <br />According to Newsweek, the U.S. defense department has informed the White House... they have "high confidence" that the target killed in the operation was the ISIS leader.<br />It also cited a senior Pentagon official... who said there had been a brief skirmish when American forces arrived at the scene,... and that Baghdadi killed himself with an explosive suicide vest.<br />As media reports emerged,... Trump tweeted that "something very big" had happened.<br />The White House later said the President will make an announcement at 9 am local time on Sunday. <br />
