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Turkey captured al-Baghdadi’s wife and didn’t make fuss like US – Erdogan
Turkish forces have captured the wife of former Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced. He also confirmed that Turkey had detained Baghdadi's sister and brother-in-law in Syria.
"The United States said Baghdadi killed himself in a tunnel. They started a communication campaign about this," Erdogan said on Wednesday during a speech at Ankara University.
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.
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