Monday, October 28, 2019

CIA got tip on Baghdadi's location from arrest of a wife and a courier

The information about ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's general location - in northwestern Syria - came following the arrest of one of his wives and a courier this past summer, US officials said. Armed with that initial tip, the CIA worked closely with Iraqi and Kurdish intelligence officials in Iraq and Syria to identify al-Baghdadi's more precise whereabouts.
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