WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US military carried out an operation targeting ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on Saturday in his hiding place in Syria, US media reported, citing a senior Pentagon official.

The Newsweek magazine said the operation took place in the province of Idlib in northwestern Syria, and was carried out by special operations forces after receiving intelligence that identified his location.

The magazine quoted the US official that he was briefed on the results of the operation, referring to a brief fighting occurred when the US troops entered the compound where Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi hid.

The ISN network quoted a Pentagon official as saying that the ISIS leader apparently detonated an explosive vest during the operation as elements of the US force approached.

The official said Baghdadi killed himself by detonating an explosive vest, while his family members were present. No children were injured in the US raid, but two wives were killed, possibly as a result of the explosion of the vest.

The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) contributed to its location, without giving details of its location.

The official has not disclosed the full details of the operation so far, and other US officials contacted by Reuters declined to comment, and the Pentagon has not yet responded to a request for comment.

US President Donald Trump wrote in a tweet earlier that "something very big has just happened," noting that the speech will be at 13:00 GMT.

Trump is expected to make his statement in the White House reception room, where he has made a number of important announcements.

He used this room last week to declare that the ceasefire between Turkey and the Kurds in Syria is holding.

Al-Baghdadi, whose real name is Ibrahim Awad Mohammed Ibrahim Ali Mohammed al-Badri, is among the most wanted in the world, especially from the United States, which leads an alliance against the militant group in Iraq and Syria.

The United States has set aside $ 25 million for any information contributing to Baghdadi, as well as al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.