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2019-10-28 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Baghdadi's aide was key to his capture - Iraqi intelligence sources

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - In their long hunt for Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Iraqi intelligence teams secured a break in February 2018 after one of the Islamic State leader’s top aides gave them information on how he escaped capture for so many years, said two Iraqi security officials.

Baghdadi would sometimes hold strategy talks with his commanders in moving minibuses packed with vegetables in order to avoid detection, Ismael al-Ethawi told officials after he was arrested by Turkish authorities and handed to the Iraqis.

"Ethawi gave valuable information which helped the Iraqi multi-security agencies team complete the missing pieces of the puzzle of Baghdadi’s movements and places he used to hide," one of the Iraqi security officials said.

"Ethawi gave us details on five men, including him, whom were meeting Baghdadi inside Syria and the different locations they used," he told Reuters.

Related: 'Special breed of courageous': Delta Force operator hails valor of military dog wounded in Baghdadi raid

Posted by Besoeker 2019-10-28 05:19|| || Front Page|| [11140 views ] Top
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Wounded dog revered, described as hero. A not so hidden message for the locals.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-10-28 05:39|| 2019-10-28 05:39|| Front Page Top

#2 hold strategy talks with his commanders in moving minibuses packed with vegetables

Seems risky, moving around with the troops.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2019-10-28 07:31|| 2019-10-28 07:31|| Front Page Top

#3 Doing the family grocery shopping and business at the same time?

Posted by g(r)omgoru PB 2019-10-28 07:33|| 2019-10-28 07:33|| Front Page Top

#4 Multi-tasking jihadis? What were you thinking g(r)om ?

Posted by Besoeker 2019-10-28 07:36|| 2019-10-28 07:36|| Front Page Top

#5 message to Nancy: see what DJT meant about ‘leakage?’

Posted by USN, Ret. 2019-10-28 08:57|| 2019-10-28 08:57|| Front Page Top

#6 "But I hate broccoli, effendi!"

Posted by Matt 2019-10-28 09:07|| 2019-10-28 09:07|| Front Page Top

#7 It's funny that Iraqis were more security conscience than Dems.

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2019-10-28 09:16|| 2019-10-28 09:16|| Front Page Top

#8 The flies in my house are more security conscious
then the Dems, AA.

Posted by AlanC 2019-10-28 09:35|| 2019-10-28 09:35|| Front Page Top

#9
I don't know why, but the photo in comment #1 with the dog and special operator jumping from the airplane makes me so proud to be an American. We are indeed a Great Country of Great People.

Posted by Roger Smith 2019-10-28 13:06|| 2019-10-28 13:06|| Front Page Top

#10 in moving minibuses packed with vegetables

McCain and his staff.

Posted by swksvolFF 2019-10-28 13:12|| 2019-10-28 13:12|| Front Page Top

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