BAGHDAD – An Iraqi official denied Wednesday that a woman detained in Lebanon is a wife of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State group, adding that she is the sister of a terror suspect being held in Iraq. The statement by Iraq’s Interior Ministry spokesman Saad Maan Ibrahim adds to the confusion surrounding the identity of the woman and child who were detained about 10 days ago in northern Lebanon travelling with a fake ID. Lebanese officials said the woman, Saja al-Dulaimi, is believed to be the wife of the reclusive IS leader who was held...
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