Meet The Extremely Good Pup Who Helped Take Out ISIS Leader Al Baghdadi

As we all know the most wanted *man (*scumbag) on the USA's list was taken out this weekend by Army special forces. Among those forces, an extremely good pup who captured the nation's attention after it was announced they were injured during the raid. Thankfully we have good news on that front now.

According to USA Today:

The military dog credited in the raid that killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has returned to duty after treatment – and presumably treats – after suffering minor wounds in the operation. Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, refused to release the dog's name for security reasons. "The dog is still in theater," Milley explained to reporters Monday at a Pentagon briefing. The military's top officer credited the hound's "tremendous service" and said it (gender wasn't released, either) was slightly wounded in the operation to take down the leader of ISIS, the terrorist organization.

Endless treats for that pup & the other dogs involved, and huge shout out to all the troops & personnel who made the incredible execution of that mission possible.

As for why they haven't released the name of the Belgian Malinois (same breed that went on the Bin Laden raid), our own resident military working dog handler Chaps had the answer to that:

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