ANKARA: Turkey has captured a wife of Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, more than a week after the former Daesh leader killed himself during a raid by US special forces.
“The United States said Baghdadi killed himself in a tunnel. They started a communication campaign about this,” Erdogan said.
“But, I am announcing it here for the first time: We captured his wife and didn’t make a fuss like them. Similarly, we also captured his sister and brother in law in Syria,” he said in a speech at Ankara University. He gave no details.
A senior Turkish official said earlier this week that Turkey had captured Al-Baghdadi’s sister, her husband and daughter-in-law, and hoped to gain intelligence from them about Daesh, although Ankara has not said what knowledge they may have had about the group’s operations.
Al-Baghdadi rose from obscurity to lead the ultra-hard-line group and declare a caliphate, holding sway over huge areas of Iraq and Syria from 2014-2017 before Daesh’s control was wrested away by a US-led coalition.
World leaders have welcomed his death, but they and security experts warned that the group, which carried out atrocities against their enemies and religious minorities s, remained a security threat in Syria and beyond.
Last month, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said two of Al-Baghdadi’s wives had also been killed at the site of last month’s raid.
The group said a successor to Al-Baghdadi, identified as Abu Ibrahim Al-Hashemi Al-Quraishi, had been appointed. A senior US official said last week that Washington was looking at the new leader to determine where he came from.
Erdogan says Turkey has captured Al-Baghdadi’s wife in Syria
Erdogan says Turkey has captured Al-Baghdadi’s wife in Syria
- Turkish president said they had captured Daesh leaders wife but didn't make a fuss about it
- Turkish official said earlier this week that Turkey had captured Al-Baghdadi’s sister, her husband and daughter-in-law
Qatari emir visits LNG exhibition in Doha
- LNG2026 runs until Feb. 5 and features more than 300 companies from the global LNG value chain
- Qatar plays a significant role in the LNG industry as one of the world’s leading producers
LONDON: Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani patronized the launch of the 21st International Conference and Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas at the Qatar National Convention Center in Doha this week.
LNG2026 runs until Feb. 5 and features more than 300 companies from the global LNG value chain, including production, processing, liquefaction, storage, transport, distribution and end-use applications.
It hosts a large 800 sq. meter QatarEnergy pavilion showcasing Qatar’s significant role in the LNG industry and its status as one of the world’s leading producers and exporters. Sheikh Tamim visited the exhibition pavilions, discussing innovations and technologies in the energy sector with senior officials from international companies, according to Qatar News Agency.
Digital technology plays a crucial role in the exhibition, highlighting companies that use AI, big data analytics and intelligent systems to improve LNG operations, QNA reported.
