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2 Islamic State of Iraq leaders arrested in Salah al-Din

DIALA / IraqiNews.com: Two leaders of what is called the Islamic State of Iraq were arrested on Thursday in Salah al-Din, an intelligence source said. “A force from the 5th division of the Iraqi army waged on Thursday (July 29) a security operation in Salah al-Din, where two Islamic State of Iraq leaders in Diala were arrested,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The two are brothers, and one of them is the irrigation minister of the armed group, Wahab Jassem Massoud, while his brother is Saeed Jassem Massoud,” he added. “The were arrested in accordance with Article IV Terrorism Law,” he said, noting that they were hiding in Yathreb  district in Salah al-Din province. SH (P)/SR 3