Iraq's Saladin: Senior ISIS figure among four captured
In a statement on Monday, the Iraqi National Intelligence Service (INIS) said the four militants—one of whom served as the so-called "Shari'a Wali (governor)" of the Sulaiman Bek sector—confessed during interrogation to carrying out attacks against security forces and participating in a previous terrorist assault on the Duluiya district.
They have been referred to the relevant judicial authorities to face justice.
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