Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's wife, son 'detained'?
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Beirut: In what could be seen as a big blow to the ISIS, one of the wives of Islamic State Caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and her son, are said to have been detained by the Lebanese Army, reports said Tuesday.
According to a Lebanese newspaper As-Safir that cited Lebanese security officials, Baghdadi's wife along with her son was caught while crossing from Syria - Lebanon's war-torn neighbour - where the Islamic State has spread its roots deep and established a Caliphate.
The lady in question, whose identity has not been revealed, is being quizzed by security officials at the Lebanese Defense Ministry, the report added.
With its neighbour trapped in the jaws of the barbaric Islamic State extremism, Lebanon has been extremely cautious to keep the ISIS at bay by stepping up the vigilance at border crossings with Syria.
The Lebanese administration has also managed to arrest many IS suspects waiting in the wings to launch attacks across the Syrian border and expanding the Caliphate.
The Islamic State in June overran huge swathe of territories in Iraq and Syria and established what they called as an Islamic Caliphate across the occupied areas.
The US is leading an anti-IS coalition that comprises dozens of countries including 10 Arab States whose warplanes continue to pummel the extremists' positions in Iraq and Syria to check their advance.
According to a Lebanese newspaper As-Safir that cited Lebanese security officials, Baghdadi's wife along with her son was caught while crossing from Syria - Lebanon's war-torn neighbour - where the Islamic State has spread its roots deep and established a Caliphate.
The lady in question, whose identity has not been revealed, is being quizzed by security officials at the Lebanese Defense Ministry, the report added.
With its neighbour trapped in the jaws of the barbaric Islamic State extremism, Lebanon has been extremely cautious to keep the ISIS at bay by stepping up the vigilance at border crossings with Syria.
The Lebanese administration has also managed to arrest many IS suspects waiting in the wings to launch attacks across the Syrian border and expanding the Caliphate.
The Islamic State in June overran huge swathe of territories in Iraq and Syria and established what they called as an Islamic Caliphate across the occupied areas.
The US is leading an anti-IS coalition that comprises dozens of countries including 10 Arab States whose warplanes continue to pummel the extremists' positions in Iraq and Syria to check their advance.