Islamic State terrorist group member arrested in Baghdad

Iraqi security forces arrested an Islamic State member in Baghdad, the capital’s security command said Thursday as the country continues to hunt for remnant militants cells.

The Baghdad Operations media service said in a statement, quoted by Alsumaria News, that an Islamic State member who had fled Mosul was arrested in al-Doura, south of Baghdad after an ambush was set up upon receiving intelligence information about his existence there.

Iraqi forces continue to clear cities from potential sleeper cells, explosives and armes cashes left behind by the militants.

Source: Iraqi News