Turkey has taken a wife of the killed leaders of the terrorist militia Islamic state (IS), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, fixed. Al-Baghdadi got himself blown up in the air, and the United States have operated a “solid communications campaign,” Erdogan said on Wednesday in Ankara. And further: “so, we have taken his wife. But see, we’re not making a big deal out of this, I declare today for the first Time.” Details as to time or place of the arrest, Erdogan called.

On Tuesday, the Turkey had already declared to have a sister Al-Bagdadis, whose husband and daughter-in-law in Northern Syria in focus. The Syrian Observatory for human rights confirmed the arrest. In the areas in Northern Syria controlled by Turkey’s allies of the rebels, were still hundreds of IS members and their families, told the activists. The Turkey will take in the coming weeks, probably more extremists and members of their families fixed.

A cousin married

Al-Baghdadi had at least two women. Author William McCants ‘ according to who has long researched the IS-militia, was Al-Bagdadis first wife, Asma, the daughter of his uncle on the maternal side, and therefore his cousin. His second wife, Isra, was married to Al-Baghdadi, according to McCants ‘ probably after the US invasion in Iraq in 2003. The “New York Times” had reported, citing employees of the U.S. government at the end of October, one of Al-Bagdadis women in front of the secret used, which led to his death, was been interviewed on taken. You have given information to Al-Bagdadis location in Northern Syria. To which woman it was, remained unclear.

special forces of the US military had tracked down Al-Baghdadi at the end of October in a farm in the North-West of Syria. There, he lit US, according to an explosives vest. The IS-militia later confirmed the death of the leader, and named Abu Ibrahim al-A. Hashimi al-Kuraischi to the successor. (sda/red)

Created: 06.11.2019, 15:16 PM