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A Kurdish general revealed Monday that an informant stole the underwear of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi to prove to his credibility U.S. intelligence. Speaking to NBC News, Gen. Mazloum Abdi of the Syrian Democratic Forces, said his intelligence unit had a source who was privy to the layout of al-Baghdadi’s secret compound near the Turkish border. According to Abdi, the source passed along such details to U.S. Special Ops, who used it to formulate their plans to strike the terror chief’s hideout over the weekend. “The source, whom Abdi described as one of al-Baghdadi’s security advisers, proved to U.S....

Backlash fear over Saddam picturesDaily Mail Sensational pictures of Saddam Hussein in his underwear were printed last night - reigniting the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal. The toppled dictator is seen in his jail cell wearing nothing but white underpants as he folds a pair of trousers. Saddam is being held by U.S. guards and it is believed the photographs, printed in later editions of today's Sun, were taken by American sources. The newspaper would not say how it came by the pictures or give any details about how they were taken. But the humiliating image of such a high-profile prisoner...