Donald Trump Awards 'Good Boy' Who Chased Down ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi 

Animals are often denoted as beings devoid of emotions, being food motivated or too much a part of the wild to be loyal to someone. And that’s when dogs like Conan come into the picture who was recently honoured by the US President for his bravery in running down an infamous terror leader.

On November 25, 2019, President Donald Trump honoured Conan the hero dog at a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden. Conan, a Belgian Malinois, has worked with special operations forces for four years and has aided them in over 50 missions till date. It was thanks to him that terror leader ISIS Chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was tracked down in Syria.

During the chase that happened in a tunnel underneath a compound in northwestern Syria in October, Baghdadi blew himself up, killing himself, his young family members as well as injured Conan. In order to honour the valour of the dog, a ceremony was arranged in the premises of the White House, where President Donald Trump, along with First Lady Melanie Trump and vice-president Mike Pence lauded Conan’s accomplishments.

"This is Conan, right now probably the world's most famous dog," said Trump adding that Conan's award would be hung on the walls of the White House.

Conan arrived via a flight in Washington from the Middle East where the U.S. continues to try and put an end to ISIS.

"Conan is a tough cookie. No one is going to mess with Conan," said Trump. The American President described as being “very special”, “incredible”, “extraordinary” and “the ultimate fighter, the ultimate everything.” Before the ceremony took place, the President has retweeted a photo-shopped image of himself placing a medal on the dog.

But Conan was already a celebrity by the time Trump honoured him publicly, thanks to the White House and Defense Department officials telling the media above his daring act and his involvement in running down Baghdadi. Conan got injured when the ISIS chief blew himself and had been recovering since then as shared by Gen. Frank McKenzie, who said that such working dogs are "critical members of our forces."