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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s remains will be ‘disposed of properly’
2019-10-28
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English Proper like in Snatch?



He was in an eight-meter long underground tunnel...
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U.S. Raid On Baghdadi Was Staged From Airbase In Western Iraq -Source

[Jpost] The U.S. special operations raid into northwest Syria against Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
 leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was staged from an airbase in western Iraq, a U.S. official told Rooters on Sunday.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, stressed the important role of Iraq in the mission.

"Iraqi intelligence and security officials contributed to the successful outcome of the operation," the official said.

Syrian jihadists close off suspected Baghdadi raid site

[IsraelTimes] The dominant jihadist group in northwest Syria blocks access to the site of a suspected US-led operation against Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, an AFP correspondent reports.

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, formerly al-Nusra, before that it was called something else
...al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, from which sprang the Islamic State...
, an organization that includes former operatives from Al-Qaeda’s Syria affiliate, seals off the village of Barisha, near the Turkish border, following US media reports of the jihadist leader’s killing.

At least nine people were killed in the operation, which lasted about two hours.

Excavators were at work near the flattened remains of the house that appeared to have been the main target of the airborne operation.

Ankara has some sway over HTS but has failed to rein it in despite deals Turkey has stuck with Russia, Damascus’s main backer and the most powerful foreign broker in Syria.

Al-Qaeda and IS have long been rivals.

According to the Observatory and local sources, IS fighters — who have been operating underground since the group lost its last fixed positions in Syria earlier this year — were also present in the area.
Reeeeeely? How very odd.
Another organization with a presence in the area is Hurras al-Deen, a hardline jihadist group linked to Al-Qaeda that has smaller numbers but seasoned fighters.
Related:
Hurras al-Deen: 2019-10-08 Over 30 foreign jihadists killed in joint Syrian-Russian operation in Idlib
Hurras al-Deen: 2019-10-06 Russian Air Force carries out strategic attack to eliminate Al-Qaeda bases in Idlib
Hurras al-Deen: 2019-09-08 Idlib ceasefire is set to end as Syrian troops gather in Al-Ghaab for new offensive

Turkey claims it knew about US raid on IS leader

[IsraelTimes] A senior Turkish official says “to the best of my knowledge” Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi arrived at a location in Syria 48 hours prior to the US military raid that is believed to have targeted the Islamic State jihadist group leader.

The Turkish official says in a written statement today that there has been “close coordination” among relevant parties and the Turkish military had advance knowledge of the raid.

In a tweet earlier, the Turkish army said it had “information exchanged and coordination” with US military authorities prior to the operation but did not elaborate.

The official adds: “I can neither confirm nor deny that any intelligence was shared to facilitate last night’s operation.”

Details emerge about Iraqi help to track IS leader

[IsraelTimes] Some information is emerging about how the United States might have been able to track Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

A senior Iraqi intelligence official says that a few months ago, an Iraqi aide to Baghdadi was killed in western Iraq by a US airstrike. The official says the aide’s wife was arrested in the operation and handed over by the Americans to Iraqi authorities.
Really? How very interesting.
The official says the wife ended up being a key source of information on Baghdadi’s whereabouts
...that’s the period when President Trump’s tweets were wilder than ever, leading to all sorts of the usual comments by the usual suspects, as I recall...
and that through her, the Iraqis ultimately were able to pass along to the United States coordinates on Baghdadi.

A second Iraqi security official says Baghdadi’s brother-in-law was recently arrested by the Iraqis and also helped with information about Abu Bakr’s whereabouts
How very helpful those nice people were, to be sure.
The officials aren’t authorized to publicly discuss intelligence operations and speak on condition of anonymity.
Another Times of Israel article adds:
Iraq’s intelligence services provided US forces with the location of elusive Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ahead of the raid that killed him, the security forces said Sunday.

In a statement distributed to journalists, the forces said intel units had created a “specialized team” that worked for a year to track Baghdadi.

“The Iraqi national intelligence service, according to precise information, located the hideout of Daesh chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi,” it said, using the Arabic acronym for IS.

An Iraqi intelligence source told AFP the service had been closely tracking Baghdadi’s movements across Syria but could ultimately pin down his location due to a phone call from one of his multiple wives, who was with him.

A second Iraqi official said the intelligence services relied on information from two women in custody: another one of Baghdadi’s wives as well as the wife of one of his couriers.
And this tidbit from Al Ahram:
Iraq's intelligence service learned of Baghdadi's location after arresting an Iraqi man and woman from within his "inner circle" who provided information that led to a secret location in Iraq's western desert housing documents containing it, the official said.
Really good job, guys!
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#6  
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2019-10-28 14:03  

#5  Buried at sea or dumped in the ocean? He's still dead either way.
Posted by: jpal   2019-10-28 12:32  

#4  Poison his corpse then air drop it near some feral hogs. Win-win.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2019-10-28 04:27  

#3  his location due to a phone call from one of his multiple wives,

A self assumed Pasha of gall,
was done in by his 'hippest' moll.
He was hounded into a hole,
from whence he saw sheol,
and whined in the end in creole.

If only he'd known,
'...that fucking phone !
Allan ! Nisa' mustn't make call.
Bitch, I hope you see Al-hol !'
With that he lit up the hole.

BOOM !!
Posted by: Dron66046   2019-10-28 02:52  

#2  Success has many fathers.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2019-10-28 01:56  

#1  Here's a vote for the Snatch method of disposal.

Poetic justice for these porcophobes.
Posted by: Lex   2019-10-28 01:21  

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