Introduction – Oct 29, 2019

Is it a coincidence that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was buried at sea, just like bin Laden? After all, with burial at sea there is no way to exhume the body to conduct DNA tests, as the remains are likely to be consumed by marine scavengers.

If nothing else it’s an easy way for the U.S. to cover its tracks and avoid scrutiny.

Casting further doubt on claims that U.S. Special Forces killed the ISIS leader, Russia’s Defence Ministry has also rejected President Trump’s claim that it had opened up the airspace under its control in Syria to U.S. planes to carry out the operation.

The thing is if President Trump lied about that then he’s more than likely not telling us what really happened with Baghdadi either. As one French source claims , Baghdadi was actually a Mossad operative acting under cover so Trump has good reason to pull the wool over our eyes. Ed.

Baghdadi given burial at sea, afforded religious rites: U.S. officials

Phil Stewart – Reuters Oct 28, 2019

The United States has given the remains of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi a burial at sea and afforded him religious rites according to Islamic custom after he was killed in a U.S. commando raid in Syria on Saturday, three officials told Reuters.

Baghdadi here an Iraqi jihadist who rose from obscurity to declare himself “caliph” of all Muslims as the leader of Islamic State, died by detonating a suicide vest after fleeing into a dead-end tunnel as elite U.S. special forces closed in at the weekend, according to the U.S. government.

The U.S. officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, did not disclose where the ritual was performed or how long it lasted. Two officials said they believed his remains were delivered to the sea from an aircraft.

U.S. Army General Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a Pentagon news briefing on Monday that the U.S. military disposed of Baghdadi’s remains “appropriately, in accordance with our (standard operating procedures) and in accordance with the law of armed conflict.”

Given the gruesome nature of Baghdadi’s death, it was unlikely the U.S. military followed as complete a process as it did after Navy SEALs killed al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden in a 2011 raid into Pakistan.

In the case of bin Laden, his body was transported to the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. It was washed before being covered in a white sheet, and religious remarks translated into Arabic were read over bin Laden’s corpse.

Baghdadi’s remains were transported to a secure facility to confirm his identity with forensic DNA testing, Milley said.

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