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2022-06-03 Iraq
Iraqi army arrests a prominent ISIS leader on the outskirts of Baghdad


On Thursday, the Iraqi army arrested an ISIS leader on the outskirts of Baghdad. An official security source told Shafaq News Agency.

The 11th Division of the Army apprehended the so-called Emir Abu Qatar al-Iraqi while trying to reach the Iraqi capital.

The terrorist was handed over to the relevant authorities. The source said.

Earlier this week, the Iraqi Military Intelligence arrested an ISIS member west of Nineveh.

In a statement, the Agency said that the 15th Division, backed by the ground forces, raided the location of a terrorist in the village of Al-Sumoud in Zummar district, west of Nineveh, and arrested him.

The detainee is "an ISIS member working in the so-called Mutah Division – Wilayat Al-Jazira. His brother and son had worked with the terrorist organization, but the first was killed, and his son was arrested earlier.

On Saturday, the Iraqi forces apprehended four "terrorists" in the governorates of Kirkuk, Saladin, Maysan, and Nineveh.
Posted by badanov 2022-06-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11135 views ]  Top
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