Security forces detain senior ISIS leader northeast of Baqubah
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(IraqiNews.com) Diyali – An informed security source in Diyali Province said, that a special force had managed to detain an ISIS leader during a security operation northeast of Baqubah.
The source, who requested anonymity, reported for IraqiNews.com, “A special force had carried out a proactive operation in the depth of Hamrin Mountains (75 km northeast of Baqubah), resulting in the arrest of an ISIS leader after chasing him for about an hour.”
The source added, “The detainee is from the residents of al-Hawija and he was tasked with managing a camp that is under construction in Hamrin,” indicating that, “The aim of the camp was to capture former ISIS elements who fled from the provinces of Diyali and Salahuddin.”