Published 13:29 IST, November 5th 2019
Turkish forces capture ISIS leader al-Baghdadi's sister in Syria
ISIS Leader al-Baghdadi's sister has been captured by Turkish forces in Syria. Rasmiya Awad, her husband and daughter-in-law were captured in Azaz near border.
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ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's sister, Rasmiya Awad was reportedly captured by Turkish forces in the northern Syrian town of Azaz on November 4, a senior Turkish official confirmed to an international news agency. The Turkish forces are now interrogating her husband and daughter-in-law who have also been detained with her. Three of them were caught in a raid near Azaz, a Turkish-controlled Syrian town near the border, he added. There were also five children along with her during her capture.
The official hoped that the captured will provide a trove of intelligence on the inner workings of ISIS.
Turkey determined to fight ISIS: Fahrettin Altun
No more details are available about her as of now. In fact, there are doubts about whether she is Baghdadi's real sister or not. Communications director of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Fahrettin Altun called the capture an indication of Turkey's determination to fight against ISIS. He alleged that there had been a lot of propaganda against Turkey which raised doubts on its motive.
Turkey's fight against terror regardless of its ideology or origin continues unabated.
— Fahrettin Altun (@fahrettinaltun) November 4, 2019
The arrest of al-Baghdadi's sister is yet another example of the success of our counter-terrorism operations.
Our determination to bring justice to those who seek to terrorize our people and destabilize our region cannot be questioned.
— Fahrettin Altun (@fahrettinaltun) November 4, 2019
Much dark propaganda against Turkey has been circulating to raise doubts about our resolve against Daesh.
— Fahrettin Altun (@fahrettinaltun) November 4, 2019
We have been leading in the fight against terrorism in all its forms.
Our strong counter-terrorism cooperation with like-minded partners can never be questioned.
Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Quraishi to succeed Baghdadi
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi led ISIS declaring himself "caliph" of all Muslims and controlled huge areas of Iraq and Syria from 2014-2017 until US and Iraqi forces along with Syrian Kurds fought back. Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Quraishi has been identified as the successor of Baghdadi as revealed by ISIS. It is yet to be established how he was chosen and what links he has with Baghdadi or the terror entity. Baghdadi while his death threatened to avenge what was done to him.
11:57 IST, November 5th 2019