UK SAS Special Forces join in hunt for ISIS leader Al-Baghdadi

The British SAS special forces have been deployed to Iraq for a “kill or capture” hunt mission to track down ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the Mirror reported.
Around 30 SAS and Special Boat Service troopers have reportedly teamed up with American Special Forces following Easter bombings on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka, which left 253 killed, including dozens of foreigners, out of concern that Western states could be targeted next. They are said to also be assisted by Iraq’s “Golden Division” special forces.
It’s been reported that RAF drones, equipped with four Hellfire missiles, are also being deployed on 12-hour surveillance missions.
“It is not known where al-Baghdadi is, but every suspicious movement on the ground is being monitored and, even though he is the most careful of the high-value targets, he will make a mistake. They always make a mistake in the end – and then he will be either trapped or killed”, another senior source was quoted as saying.
The Defence Ministry has, however, refused to comment on special forces missions.
Baghdadi, who remains the world’s most wanted man, is believed to be alive and at large, even though he has repeatedly been reported to have been killed or gravely injured.
Al-Baghdadi made his only known public appearance in the Iraqi city of Mosul in 2014, having declared a cross-border “caliphate” in Iraq and Syria, after capturing vast territories in both countries. The United States is offering a whopping $25 million reward for information leading to his capture or death.
In April 2019. al-Baghdadi appeared in a new video which was the first time in nearly 5 years that he has appeared in a public setting.
 

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