The wife of slain Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi revealed “a lot of information” about the jihadist group’s “inner workings” after she was captured last year, a Turkish official said. The official said that Baghdadi’s spouse identified herself as Rania Mahmoud but was, in fact, Asma Fawzi Muhammad Al-Qubaysi. She was said to be the “first wife” of the IS leader, who was killed in a US special forces raid in Syria last month. The official said the family links were confirmed using a DNA sample of Baghdadi provided by Iraqi authorities. At that point, she volunteered a lot of information about Baghdadi and the inner workings of ISIS,” the official said.

Source: The Guardian November 07, 2019 09:22 UTC