URGENT: Grand Mufti of ISIS and al-Qaida in Iraq arrested says Iraqi Ministry of Interior

(IraqiNews.com) On Sunday, the Interior Ministry announced the arrest of the Mufti of ISIS and al-Qaida in Iraq, who issued religious edicts or fatwas to destroy Iraqi antiquities, religious sites and kill innocent people in the province of Nineveh.

The Ministry said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com, “An intelligence cell was able to arrest the Grand Mufti of the organization ISIS and al-Qaida in Iraq, Husam Naji.”

The ministry added that “this criminal is the one who issued a fatwa to demolish houses of worship and  kill innocent people in the province of Nineveh.”

It is noteworthy that the security forces had arrested and killed many of the leaders and legislators of the organization ISIS.