Conan (born 2013 or 2014 - died November 2023)[1] was a special operations military working dog in the United States 1st SFOD-D (Delta Force).
[3] Conan took part in the Barisha raid in Syria, which resulted in the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the then-leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, ISIS) terror organization, on October 27, 2019.
[2] General Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. stated on October 30, 2019 that the dog was injured during the raid due to exposed live electric wires, but had recovered and returned to field duty.
RTL Nieuws reported that Conan was trained by a company in Best, Netherlands before being transported to the United States, and a man identified as his former owner and trainer was quoted as saying: "It is a five year old male.
[13] The United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) contested a Freedom of Information Act request for records related to Conan's sex.