"He has a mysterious personality and I dared not have discussions with him," says Saga.
We meet in a secret location somewhere near the border between Lebanon and Syria. It's springtime outside. There's a scent of lemon blossom in the air. It's been four months since 28-year-old Saga al-Dulaimi and her four children were released from a Lebanese prison in an exchange with Syrian terrorist organisation the al-Nusra Front. Since then, international broadcasters and news agencies have been trying to get her to talk about her life with hunted terrorist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Now that she has finally decided to tell her side of the story, she is doing so without demanding anything in return. We have simply promised to follow the strict security criteria: no telephone contact beforehand and the meeting must be held in a location that is far away from the family's home.
Watch the video of the interview here.
Comment: Is Saga telling the truth? If so, was Baghdadi just putting up a good mask of sanity for the 3 months they were together? Is it another case of stolen identity? Or something else?