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2019-11-05 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Turkey captures slain ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's older sister
Dron66046 submitted a fourth article on this story. His inlines are captured below in the usual yellow.
[MAIL] Turkey clams it has captured the sister of slain ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and that her arrest is an intelligence 'gold mine'.
Invaluable intelligence. Like how a terror camp looks like from behind a 2X6 cm hole in a bedsheet !
Good. Get them all and wring them dry.
The 65-year-old, known as Rasmiya Awad, was found living in a trailer container with her family in Syria, a senior official said.

A Turkish official said she was captured during a raid today near the town of Azaz along with her husband, daughter-in-law and five children.

Little is known about the sister of al-Baghdadi, who was killed in a US raid in the nearby province of Idlib last month.

The area she was found is part of Syria that Turkish forces invaded last month following the withdrawal of US troops from the region.

The adults taken into custody by the Turks are being interrogated, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity In line with government protocol.
"Hey ! We're...doing something too.”
ABC News adds:
The Ottoman Turkish official said the 65-year-old known as Rasmiya Awad is suspected of being affiliated with the krazed killer group. He did not elaborate.

Awad was captured in a raid Monday evening on a trailer container she was living in with her family near the town of Azaz in Aleppo province. The area is part of the region administered by Turkey after it carried out a military incursion to chase away IS gunnies and Kurdish fighters starting 2016. Allied Syrian groups manage the area known as the Euphrates Shield zone.

The reclusive leader al-Baghdadi was known to be close to one of his brothers, known by his nom de guerre Abu Hamza.

Al-Baghdadi's aide, a Saudi, was killed hours after the raid, also in northwestern Syria, in a U.S. strike.
Abu al-Hassan al-Muhajir, I believe.
The Daily Mail has photos, and adds:
Last August a different sister, whose identity was not released by authorities, was sentenced to death in Iraq. She was found guilty of 'offering logistic support and help to [ISIS fighters] in carrying out criminal acts', according to reports at the time.
Posted by Besoeker 2019-11-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ]  Top

#1 Finding her was likely pretty easy since Yip-yip probably provided her and her bro with safe houses.
Posted by Mercutio 2019-11-05 10:29||   2019-11-05 10:29|| Front Page Top

#2 Hope they don't shoot their Awad.
Posted by Lex 2019-11-05 10:34||   2019-11-05 10:34|| Front Page Top

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