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Author, Historian, Journalist. Former Freelance Contributor & Commentator of @BBC & @RFERL. Find my articles in @AFMonthly, @IsraelHayomHeb & @PtisiMagazine now

Oct 27, 2019, 9 tweets

#BREAKING: #ISIL's leader, Abubakr al-Baghdadi is killed in #Barisha, Northern #Idlib.It is possible that #Turkey gave info on his hideout in exchange for reducing tensions with #US over military operation in NE #Syria. #US Military sources believe that Turkey was protecting him!

#BREAKING: It is known that the #ISIL's leader, Abubakr al-Baghdadi traveled from the East of #Syria to this village in North of #Syria using #Turkey's territory almost a year ago. He was clearly aided & supported by #Turkish Intelligence Service & the Turkish backed militias!

#BREAKING: The eight helicopters which participated in the operation for kill or capture of #ISIL's terrorist leader were belonging to #USArmy & also its detachment of 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment based in #Erbil Intl airport, N. #Iraq. (Archive video by #USAF)

#BREAKING: I received this video right now and it is claimed to be showing aftermath of the coalition airstrike in #Barisha, Northern #Idlib countryside where #ISIL's terrorist leader was killed earlier this morning. It is located within 7km from border with #Turkey.

#BREAKING: One of #USAF's F-15Es from 389th Fighter Squadron on deployment at Mwaffagh al-Salti AB, #Jordan carried-out the airstrike at the building in #Barisha where #ISIL's leader & #Turkey backed terrorists of Tanẓīm Ḥurrās ad-Dīn were killed. (Archive video by #USAF)

#BREAKING: #AlQaeda affiliated terror group which had helped #ISIL's leader, al-Baghdadi to hide in #Barisha, North #Idlib countryside is "Tanẓim Ḥurras ad-Din" (تنظيم حراس الدين). Both #USAF & #Russia Air Force have carried-out tens of airstrike against it in #Idlib since 2018

#BREAKING: Video shows a neighbor who lived near the building where #ISIL's leader Abubakr al-Baghdadi was hiding. He is describing for jihadists of Harras al-Din how the airstrike was carried-out. Here They don't know who did it. But they know an AH-64 Apache was involved!

#BREAKING: This video is claimed to be showing the airstrike at the end of the #US Army Special Forces raid for capture or killing #ISIL's leader Abubakr al-Baghdadi in south of #Barisha, Northern #Idlib countryside located within 7km from border with #Turkey.

#BREAKING: In this video which is recorded almost 10 hours ago, the #USArmy AH-64E attack helicopters as well as the helicopters of 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment can be heard during the operation for capture of kill of #AbubakrAlBaghdadi near #Barisha, North #Idlib!

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