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Iraq says it has arrested top leader in Islamic State group
AP ^ | O(ct 11 | By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA

Posted on 10/11/2021 1:13:20 AM PDT by RandFan

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq said on Monday it has detained a top leader of the Islamic State group and a longtime al-Qaida operative in a cross-border operation.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi tweeted the news, identifying the man as Sami Jassem, who oversees the Islamic State group’s financial operations and served as the deputy leader of IS under the late Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

He described it as “one of the most difficult” cross border intelligence operations ever conducted by Iraqi forces.

Iraqi intelligence officials told The Associated Press that Jassem was detained in an identified foreign country and transported to Iraq few days ago. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak of the operation on the record.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abubakralbaghdadi; alqaida; associatedpress; iran; iraq; islamicstate; lebanon; mustafaalkadhimi; qassimabdulzahra; samijassem; yemen

1 posted on 10/11/2021 1:13:20 AM PDT by RandFan
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To: RandFan

Yay! Looks like Dubya’s nation building efforts is the occasional acorn that the blind pig has found. Quick! Joe! Surrender!


2 posted on 10/11/2021 5:56:12 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (Hard times: hard men. Hard men: soft times. Soft times: soft men. Soft men: hard times)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
[snip] Iraqi intelligence officials told The Associated Press that Jassem was detained in an identified foreign country and transported to Iraq few days ago. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak of the operation on the record. [/snip]

3 posted on 10/11/2021 6:25:59 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: RandFan

Guess who is going to get sincerely tortured (not just kiddie games like water boarding), until he gives up his fortune?

I would not want to be in his shoes - but if anyone really deserves what he has coming, he is probably among the most deserving.


4 posted on 10/11/2021 7:00:19 AM PDT by BeauBo
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To: RandFan

Somebody’s check bounced.


5 posted on 10/14/2021 8:19:34 AM PDT by larrytown (A Cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do. Then they graduate...)
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