The remains of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi have been disposed of at sea as it is revealed that U.S. forces were able to confirm the ISIS leader's identity using DNA samples taken from his underwear and blood. His remains were then buried at sea, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army General Mike Milley, revealed on Monday. Osama bin Laden's remains were also disposed of at sea when he was killed in Pakistan in 2011. Osama bin Laden's remains were also disposed of at sea when he was killed in Pakistan in 2011The leader of the Kurdish militia said they had a source undercover in Baghdadi's inner circle who had direct access to the ISIS leader. U.S. soldiers used the DNA from those samples to positively identify him from the remains found in the compound after the blast.

Source: Daily Mail October 28, 2019 19:38 UTC