World reaction

• “He didn’t die a hero, he died a coward, crying, whimpering and screaming and bringing three kids with him to die.”

President Donald Trump

• “The death of Baghdadi is an important moment in our fight against terror but the battle against the evil of Daesh (Islamic State) is not yet over.”

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson

• “Not a big deal, You just killed your creature” (accusing the United States, its longtime foe, of creating Islamic State)

Iranian Minister Javad , Azari-Jahromi

• “The Russian Ministry of Defence does not have reliable information on the operation by US servicemen... on yet another ‘elimination’ of former IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.”

Russian Major-General Igor Konashenkov

• “Baghdadi: early retirement for a terrorist, but not for his organisation. I congratulate our American allies with this operation.”

French Defence Minister Florence Parly

• “Turkey was proud to help the United States, our NATO ally, bring a notorious terrorist to justice ... We remember today Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s civilian victims and our military heroes, who lost their lives to protect the world from Daesh (Islamic State) terrorists.”

Senior aide to Turkey President, Fahrettin Altun

• “I would like to congratulate President Trump on the impressive achievement that led to the assassination of the head of (Islamic State) al-Baghdadi. … This achievement is an important milestone, but the campaign is still ahead of us.”

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu