Iraqi forces arrest ‘most-wanted’ ISIS suspect
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraqi forces arrested the “most-wanted” Islamic State (ISIS) suspect accused of plotting attacks in the Kurdistan Region, the military announced on Saturday.
The suspect nicknamed Abu Ibrahim Dabq is the “first” wanted man by the security forces in the Kurdistan Region, the Security Media Cell said in a statement published on its Telegram channel.
He is accused of being responsible for setting up “terrorist checkpoints” in Anbar, Kirkuk, and other governorates, it added.
Dabq’s wife has already been arrested, the statement added. She was suspected of smuggling weapons and explosives into Erbil for ISIS and was in-charge of distributing some funds to militants.
An ISIS official and coordinator between leaders was also arrested, according to the military statement.
ISIS seized control of swathes of Iraq and Syria in 2014. The terror group was declared territorially defeated in Iraq in 2017 and Syria in 2019, but militants and sleeper cells remain active, particularly in parts of northern and western Iraq. Four people were killed in two villages near Makhmour in a suspected ISIS attack on Saturday morning.
Last week, Kurdish security forces arrested a group of ISIS suspects that were planning terror acts in Erbil. They are accused of plotting to plant explosive devices inside the city’s bazaar as well as targeting foreigners and security personnel.
The suspect nicknamed Abu Ibrahim Dabq is the “first” wanted man by the security forces in the Kurdistan Region, the Security Media Cell said in a statement published on its Telegram channel.
He is accused of being responsible for setting up “terrorist checkpoints” in Anbar, Kirkuk, and other governorates, it added.
Dabq’s wife has already been arrested, the statement added. She was suspected of smuggling weapons and explosives into Erbil for ISIS and was in-charge of distributing some funds to militants.
An ISIS official and coordinator between leaders was also arrested, according to the military statement.
ISIS seized control of swathes of Iraq and Syria in 2014. The terror group was declared territorially defeated in Iraq in 2017 and Syria in 2019, but militants and sleeper cells remain active, particularly in parts of northern and western Iraq. Four people were killed in two villages near Makhmour in a suspected ISIS attack on Saturday morning.
Last week, Kurdish security forces arrested a group of ISIS suspects that were planning terror acts in Erbil. They are accused of plotting to plant explosive devices inside the city’s bazaar as well as targeting foreigners and security personnel.