Baghdadi sought protection of rival group, betrayed by his own

Islamic State terrorist Abu Bakr al-Baghdi, who got killed in a US Special Operations forces raid, paid members of a rival group for protection. Receipts recovered by researchers established that UN-designated terrorist paid at least $67,000 to members of Hurras al-Din, an ufficial branch of al-Qaida, reported an American daily.

Payments for security and logistical expenses

ISIS terrorist was able to hide in Idlib province, which is base of Hurras al-Din, because he was paying protection money to its members. recovered book reportedly contained eight receipts which showed payments me by ISIS to Hurras al-Din members for security, salaries and logistical expenses. However, receipts didn’t indicate any collusion at organisational level, American daily quoted an independent Syria researcher.

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Betrayed by an insider

Baghdi was dependent on a rival group but was betrayed by one of insiders who helped him to move around Syria and oversaw construction work of his safe house. ISIS operative h detailed kwledge about Syrian safe house and was even present in compound during raid. ISIS operative, whose nationality is t kwn, is expected to get some or all of $25 million US bounty anunced for Baghdi.

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Role of Syrian Democratic Forces

Earlier, Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) h confirmed that one of ir sources was able to reach Baghdi’s Syrian safe house. In a series of tweets, senior SDF official Polat Can claimed that source was able to bring Al Baghdi’s underwear to conduct a DNA test in order to make sure that person was Al Baghdi himself. 

“All intelligence and access to Al Baghdi as well as identification of his place, were result of our own work. Our intelligence source was involved in sending coordinates, directing airdrop, participating in and making operation a success until last minute,” said official.

US President Donald Trump, during briefing on Baghdi’s death, h also confirmed that Kurds provided some information that turned out to be helpful,

General Kenneth McKenzie, he of U.S. Central Command, said that six people, including four female Islamic State members, were killed in raid. General McKenzie furr said that Baghdi dragged two children, t three as officials h originally said, with him inside tunnel and detonated his suicide vest.

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