Kurdish-led forces allied with the US in Syria provided information — including used underwear for a DNA analysis — that was key to the operation that killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Kurdish militia says.
U.S. intelligence tested those samples and got positive DNA matches for al-Baghdadi, kicking the hunt into high gear. The informant stole the underwear about three months ago and the blood sample was taken roughly one month ago, a Kurdish official said.In an address to the nation live from the White House, Trump said the Kurds did not play a military role in the"dangerous and daring" raid, but provided"some information that turned out to be helpful.
The perceived lack of recognition only adds to hardening feelings among Kurds in northern Syria, furious over Trump's decision to withdraw, a move that critics see as a betrayal of the longtime U.S. allies and one that cleared the way for Turkey's incursion in the region. Trump said al-Baghdadi killed himself and three of his children, detonating a suicide vest as U.S. forces closed in on the compound in northwestern Syria.
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