ISIS leader Baghdadi was hours away from another disappearing act before being killed in US raid
ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was hours away from another disappearing act before being killed in a dramatic US raid, it's been revealed.
The world's most wanted man was taken out by US special forces just as he was poised to move to yet another secret location in Syria.
The news was revealed by leaders of the Syrian Democratic Forces who helped Delta Force commandos track down the veteran escape artist.
During his years on the run, the ruthless warlord dodged multiple attempts on his life and a had a habit of disappearing into thin air just as his enemies were closing in.
However, his luck run out at the weekend when he blew himself up after finding himself cornered in a tunnel.
"Since 15 May, we have been working together with the CIA to track Al Baghdadi and monitor him closely," Polat Can, a senior SDF official .
"One of our sources was able to reach the house where Al Baghdadi was hiding. Al Baghdadi changed his places of residence very often. He was about to move to a new place in Jerablus (on the border with Turkey)."
Earlier today, it was revealed the notorious terror chief was tracked down after a spy was able to steal his dirty underpants for DNA tests to be taken from them.
The operation to infiltrate the terror chief’s inner circle was run by Kurdish-led SDF and the source was also able to give room-by-room details of his hideout.
SDF commander General Mazloum Abdi claimed the spy was able to describe the ISIS leader's compound on the Turkish border, including the number of guards, floor plan and tunnels.
Al-Baghdadi blew himself up along with three of his children after being cornered in a tunnel trying to flee US special forces, who stormed his hideout in Idlib, Syria on Saturday night.
General Mazloum the mole was one of al-Baghdadi's security advisers and his work was relayed to the CIA.
The US spies wanted confirmation and so to prove their source was real and had access to the ISIS leader’s safe house, his underwear and later a sample of his blood were stolen.
The underwear was stolen about three months ago and the blood sample roughly a month ago.
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Once these were confirmed as belonging to Baghdadi, the planning for the top secret raid began.
General Mazloum said the source was taken to see Baghdadi and told to lie flat when he was being driven.
But he was still able to pick out landmarks during the journey and to see the general area he was being transported through, which helped to pinpoint the ISIS leader’s location.