Counter-terror forces arrested five suspected Islamic State terrorists in Erbil

The spokesperson for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Maj. Gen. Yehia Rasool, said on Tuesday (February 15) five Islamic State (ISIS) militants were arrested in Erbil governorate.

Rasool said the Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) was able to arrest the group in coordination with Kurdish security forces (Asayish) in Erbil.

Earlier on Tuesday, Rasool announced CTS arrested a leader of ISIS gangs known as Abu Islam, who they said was traveling between governorates under a fake ID.

On Sunday, he said a member of a militant gang was arrested in Sulaimani with the coordination of Asayish. CTS arrested seven other suspects in operations conducted in Anbar, Salahadin and Babil governorates on Sunday, state media reported.

Source: NRTTV