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| Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's 'wife and son detained in Lebanon' | |
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| A wife and child of Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi have been detained by the Lebanese army, security officials have claimed. | A wife and child of Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi have been detained by the Lebanese army, security officials have claimed. |
| The Lebanese army made the arrests as they crossed from Syria ten days ago, Reuters reports. | The Lebanese army made the arrests as they crossed from Syria ten days ago, Reuters reports. |
| The woman was described by officials as “one of his wives”, while other reports have described her as his "ex-wife". | The woman was described by officials as “one of his wives”, while other reports have described her as his "ex-wife". |
| Al-Rai correspondent Elijah Magnier said a source within the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) had confirmed Saja Dulaimi, Baghdadi's ex-wife and her daughter were arrested in Lebanon. | Al-Rai correspondent Elijah Magnier said a source within the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) had confirmed Saja Dulaimi, Baghdadi's ex-wife and her daughter were arrested in Lebanon. |
| However, Mr Magnier said another source within the LAF could not confirm she is his ex-wife. | However, Mr Magnier said another source within the LAF could not confirm she is his ex-wife. |
| The claims could not be immediately independently verified. The Lebanese newspaper As-Safir reported the army had detained her in coordination with "foreign intelligence apparatus". | The claims could not be immediately independently verified. The Lebanese newspaper As-Safir reported the army had detained her in coordination with "foreign intelligence apparatus". |
| It said she had been travelling with a fake passport. Officials did not name or provide the nationality of the woman. | It said she had been travelling with a fake passport. Officials did not name or provide the nationality of the woman. |
| As-Safir said investigators were questioning her at the headquarters of the Lebanese defence ministry. | As-Safir said investigators were questioning her at the headquarters of the Lebanese defence ministry. |
| Charlie Winter, a researcher at the counter-extremism think tank Quilliam, said accounts belong to Isis supporters were denying the reports. | Charlie Winter, a researcher at the counter-extremism think tank Quilliam, said accounts belong to Isis supporters were denying the reports. |
| He told The Independent the denials were being circulated with the hashtag “the arrest of the wife of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is a lie” along with lengthy statements claiming the reports were false. | He told The Independent the denials were being circulated with the hashtag “the arrest of the wife of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is a lie” along with lengthy statements claiming the reports were false. |
| Isis militants have taken control of swathes of Iraq and Syria since their insurgency began earlier this year. US-led coalition air strikes have targeted the group’s self-declared caliphate but have not yet halted its advance. | Isis militants have taken control of swathes of Iraq and Syria since their insurgency began earlier this year. US-led coalition air strikes have targeted the group’s self-declared caliphate but have not yet halted its advance. |
| The Lebanese security forces have waged a crackdown on Islamic State sympathisers in Lebanon and the intelligence services have been extra vigilant on the border crossings. | The Lebanese security forces have waged a crackdown on Islamic State sympathisers in Lebanon and the intelligence services have been extra vigilant on the border crossings. |
| They have arrested over the past few months a number of Islamic militants suspected of staging attacks to expand Islamic State influence in the country neighbouring Syria. | They have arrested over the past few months a number of Islamic militants suspected of staging attacks to expand Islamic State influence in the country neighbouring Syria. |