Army Commander announces the escape of ISIS leaders from Anbar to Nineveh

(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – The commander of the seventh division of the Iraqi army, Maj. Gen. Abdul-Zobaie Naumann, announced on Sunday the escape of dozens of Arab and foreign senior leaders from Anbar to Nineveh province and Syria because of refraction in their ranks and the advance of the security forces.

Zobaie said in an interview for IraqiNews.com: “dozens of ISIS leaders in Anbar fled to the province of Nineveh and the city of Raqqa in Syria across the desert.”

Zobaie added: “large fractures in ISIS ranks, as well as large losses of lives and equipment pushed ISIS leaders to escape,” adding that, “there is a significant progress for the security forces in Anbar.”