Iraq says it has arrested top leader in Islamic State group
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Iraq says it has detained a top leader of the Islamic State group and a longtime al-Qaida operative in a cross-border operation
BAGHDAD -- 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 Jasim, who oversees the Islamic State group’s financial operations and served as the deputy leader of IS under the late Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Al-Kadhimi described it as “one of the most difficult" cross border intelligence operations ever conducted by Iraqi forces.
Jasim has a $5 million bounty on his head from the U.S. State Department’s Rewards for Justice program, which describes him as having been “instrumental in managing finances for IS terrorist operations."
