Iraqi forces capture 5 top ISIS leaders in cross-border raid

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Iraqi forces capture 5 top ISIS leaders in cross-border raid

By: Susannah George, The Associated Press and Josh Lederman, 
 

BAGHDAD — Iraqi forces in coordination with U.S.-backed Syrian forces have captured five senior Islamic State group leaders, the U.S.-led coalition said Thursday in a statement.

The arrest was a “significant blow to Daesh,” coalition spokesman Army Col. Ryan Dillon said, using the Arabic acronym for the extremist group.

https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/2018/05/10/iraqi-forces-capture-5-top-isis-leaders-in-cross-border-raid/