Turkey Captures Sister of Dead ISIS Leader al-Baghdadi in Syria, Say Turkish Officials

Turkey captured the sister of dead ISIS terrorist group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on Monday in the northern Syrian town of Azaz.

Rasmiya Awad, believed to be the sister of slain ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who was captured on Monday in the northern Syrian town of Azaz by Turkish security officials, is seen in an unknown location in an undated picture provided by Turkish security officials. Turkish Security Officials/Handout via Reuters

Turkey captured the sister of dead ISIS terrorist group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on Monday in the northern Syrian town of Azaz, a senior Turkish official told Reuters, and is interrogating her husband and daughter-in-law who were also detained.

Rasmiya Awad, 65, was detained in a raid near Azaz, the official said, referring to a Turkish-controlled Syrian town near the border. When captured, she was also accompanied by five children.