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| ISIL Leader Baghdadi Losing Control of His Troops |
| 2016-11-04 |
| When you have compatriots making off with millions of simoleons, you'd lose control of your troops, too [al-Manar] ISIL group’s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is losing the ability to keep control of his troops as the battle for Mosul rages on, a US military official said Thursday. ISIL earlier released an audio message purportedly of Baghdadi, in which he urged his ‘jihadi’ followers not retreat as Iraqi security forces continue their push toward Mosul. Colonel John Dorrian, a spokesman for the US-led coalition attacking ISIL in Iraq and Syria, said the military had not officially verified the authenticity of the recording but noted it was “clearly” an effort for ISIL to communicate with fighters. “One of the interesting things that we have seen in the English translation of this is that Baghdadi is saying, ‘Don’t fight amongst yourselves,'” Dorrian told reporters. “This is the type of thing that a leader who is losing command and control and ability to keep everybody on the same page says. We don’t believe it is going to work.” Rumors have abounded about the Iraqi ‘jihadist’ leader’s health and movements but his whereabouts are unclear. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #4 Ole Baghdadi don't wanna be a martyr...his little feet are scared. The martyr stuff is for the little jihadis...not for an impotent caliph like him. This is good - will hurt their recruiting effort as well. |
| Posted by: Tennessee 2016-11-04 10:26 |
| #3 consider the source Al Manar is the voice of Hezbollah |
| Posted by: lord garth 2016-11-04 05:50 |
| #2 his whereabouts are unclear I'll bet we can all guess where he isn't. |
| Posted by: gorb 2016-11-04 04:33 |
| #1 but his whereabouts are unclear Brit intelligence sources believe Baghdadi ‘has vacated the scene’. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2016-11-04 00:26 |