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Iraq

Al-Baghdadi’s ‘deputy’ captured in northern Iraq

cde.news desk · 1 min read
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epa07671446 Iraqi soldiers stand guard next to the Victory Swords sculpture at the celebration square at the International Zone, also known as the Green Zone, days after reopening the area to the public in central Baghdad, Iraq, 24 June 2019. Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone which houses the US embassy and Iraqi government offices, has reopened to the public after 16 years, following removal of thousands of concrete blocks across the area. Over the last six months, we removed 18,000 concrete blocks across Baghdad, Staff Lieutenant General Mohammed al-Bayati, a top military advisor to Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi said. EPA-EFE/AHMED JALIL

 

A senior Daesh militant close to the former leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi has been captured in northern Iraq.

Police in Huwaijah, Kirkuk province, managed to track down the extremist who operated under the name “Abu Khaldoun”.

He was caught hiding inside an apartment with a fake identification card, according to government security officials.A statement from the Security Media Cell described Khaldoun as Al-Baghdadi’s deputy.

He was previously the military chief of Iraq’s Salahuddine province, the statement said.

 

Via Arab News

Filed under IraqTerrorism
Topics Abu Bakr al-BaghdadiDaeshIraqlSIS

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