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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Iraqi Intelligence Aided CIA in Hunt for Baghdadi

Sometimes–maybe even often times–the CIA is only as good as its allies. This detailed report from Reuters suggests that an ISIS leader turned by Iraqi intelligence was key to the U.S. raid  that ended with Baghdadi’s death. The source was Ismael  a-Ethawi, a PHD in Islamic Sciences, who  was considered by Iraqi intelligence officials to...