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‘Captured dead ISIS chief Baghdadi’s wife but made no fuss like US’: Erdogan
A senior Turkish official said earlier this week that Turkey had captured Baghdadi’s sister, her husband and daughter.
Updated on: Nov 6, 2019, 19:44:17 IST
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Turkey has captured a wife of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, more than a week after the former Islamic State leader killed himself during a raid by US special forces.
“The United States said Baghdadi killed himself in a tunnel. They started a communication campaign about this,” Erdogan said in a speech at Ankara University.
“But, I am announcing it here for the first time: We captured his wife and didn’t make a fuss like them. Similarly, we also captured his sister and brother in law in Syria.”
A senior Turkish official said earlier this week that Turkey had captured Baghdadi’s sister, her husband and daughter.
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