This clip is a compilation of three declassified videos released by the Department of Defense. The official captions are compiled below for reference:
Video #1: Upon exfiltration of the target compound, U.S. forces employ precision munitions from a U.S. Remotely Piloted Aircraft to destroy the compound and its contents.
Video #2: Following a raid on a compound in Syria occupied by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, U.S. special operations forces deploy precision munitions from a U.S. remotely piloted aircraft to destroy the compound and its contents, Oct. 26, 2019.
Video #3: Remotely piloted aircraft footage shows the effects of precision munitions deployed from a U.S. remotely piloted aircraft to destroy the compound formerly occupied by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Syria, Oct. 26, 2019.
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