{"id":100108,"date":"2019-10-29T13:33:53","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T20:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.canyon-news.com\/?p=100108"},"modified":"2019-10-29T13:54:32","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T20:54:32","slug":"canine-war-hero-recognized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.canyon-news.com\/canine-war-hero-recognized\/","title":{"rendered":"Canine War Hero Recognized"},"content":{"rendered":"

UNITED STATES\u2014A canine was honored by President Donald Trump in his role in helping soldier’s corner ISIS leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi to the back of a cave over the weekend. The dog whose name has not been released to the public is a Belgian Malinois that belongs to the U.S. Army counter-terrorism unit First Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta.<\/p>\n

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The canine chased Baghdadi down the dead-end tunnel where he had taken three of his children with him, using them as human shields. Baghdadi was wearing a suicide vest which he detonated killing himself and his three children, and injuring the canine. The dog’s name will remain classified.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe injury to the dog is an injury to one of us,\u201d a soldier told Ceo Magazine. \u201cThese dogs are a special breed of courageous.\u201d<\/p>\n

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President Trump spoke highly of the canine who is said to have been electrocuted and underwent surgery. The Pentagon reported that the animal is back to work.<\/p>\n

Fox News reported that the photo was released hours after Army Gen. Mark A. Miley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shared with reporters in a briefing on October 28, that the dog \u201cperformed a tremendous service, was slightly wounded,\u201d but is, \u201cfully recovering.\u201d<\/p>\n

White House National Security Advisor Robert O\u2019Brien spoke on NBC’s Meet the Press discussing the fall of Baghdadi. O\u2019Brien indicated that the military operation was named after Kayla Mueller, a humanitarian aid who was reportedly kidnapped and tortured by Baghdadi.<\/p>\n