DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman congratulated President Donald Trump in a phone call for the US’ success in killing Daesh leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, state news agency SPA reported on Tuesday.

The operation marked a new era and a historical step in the war against terrorism, the Crown Prince added.

President Trump in return said the productive cooperation between the US and Saudi Arabia was continuing with an aim to bring an end to terrorism.

On Sunday, Trump announced the Daesh leader’s death after US special forces swooped down a village in northwest Syria during an overnight raid.