Shafaq News- Baghdad
Iraq's Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) arrested three suspectedISIS members during operations across several provinces on Tuesday, includingone of the group's “most dangerous” operatives.
CTS forces, working with the Kurdistan Region's Asayish OperationsDirectorate, arrested the suspect in Al-Sulaymaniyah, identifying him as ISIS's"general explosives official" in Saladin Province.
Separate operations resulted in the arrest of two other suspectedISIS members in Al-Anbar and Mosul, while CTS forces searched several villagesand suspected ISIS hideouts in Kirkuk's Zghaitoun Valley, a rugged mountainousarea long used by ISIS remnants as a hideout since the group's defeat in Iraq'smajor cities.
Iraq's National Security Service (INSS) detained 301 suspectsduring June, including 26 on terrorism-related charges.
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