The New York Times has revealed a new surprise about the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in the US military operation in Syria. The CIA obtained information about al-Baghdadi's whereabouts by interrogating one of his wives who had been arrested, time ago.
President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw US troops from Syria a few weeks ago has hampered plans to capture al-Baghdadi. Plan his moves.
Trump's surprise decision to withdraw US troops from Syria, during a telephone conversation on October 6 with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, put commanders on the ground under greater pressure to carry out the complex operation, officials said.
The newspaper pointed out that US intelligence officials worked closely with Iraqi and Kurdish intelligence officials to locate Baghdadi accurately, and to monitor his movements ahead of the military operation.