Here's How The CIA Learned About al-Baghdadi's Whereabouts
Beth Baumann
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Posted: Oct 27, 2019 8:36 PM
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The initial planning for the raid began this past summer. The Army’s elite Delta Force commando unit began drawing up and rehearsing plans to conduct a secret mission to kill or capture the ISIS leader, and faced huge hurdles. The location was deep inside territory controlled by Al Qaeda. The skies over that part of the country were controlled by Syria and Russia. The military called off missions at the last minute at least twice.
“It wasn’t until Thursday and then Friday the president chose his option and gave us the green light to proceed as we did yesterday,†Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper said on ABC’s “This Week†on Sunday.
When President Trump announced American forces would be vacating northern Syria, Pentagon officials "were forced to press ahead with a risky, night raid before their ability to control troops and spies and reconnaissance aircraft disappeared, according to military, intelligence and counterterrorism officials."
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/10/27/heres-how-the-cia-learned-about-al-baghdadis-whereabouts-n2555427
