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Iraqi forces arrest ISIS Mufti of Jurf al-Nasr, says Babel Operations

 Iraqi forces arrest ISIS Mufti of Jurf al-Nasr, says Babel Operations

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Commander of Babel Operations Maj. Gen. Riyad al-Khaikani. Archival photo.

(IraqiNews.com) Babel – Babel Operations Command announced on Monday the arrest of two ISIS elements, including the so-called ISIS Mufti in the area of Jurf al-Nasr (formerly known as Jurf al-Sakhr) located in northern Babel.

The commander of Babel Operations, Maj. Gen. Riyad al-Khaikani, said in a press statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “The Intelligence and Anti-Terrorism Directorate in Babel had detained the so-called Fadel al-Junabi, the ISIS Mufti in Jurf al-Sakhr,” noting that, “Junabi was arrested in Erbil province.”

Khaikani added, “Babel Intelligence also detained the bomber that is responsible for detonating Fadeliyah Bridge in Jurf al-Sakhr before liberating it,” pointing out that, “Babel Operations Command is participating with three brigades in the liberation operations of Anbar.”

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