Trump announces capture of 5 most wanted IS leaders
Written by : SMTV24x7 | Fri, May 11, 2018, 01:35 AM
Washington, May 11: President Donald Trump on Thursday hailed the fact that five of the "most wanted" Islamic State leaders have been captured recently, including Abu Zeid al-Iraqi, one of the main collaborators of the organisation's chief, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
"Five Most Wanted leaders of ISIS just captured!" Trump tweeted, referring to a coordinated operation to arrest the men by Iraqi and US intelligence agencies.
Among the IS leaders captured are four Iraqis and one Syrian, according to the New York Times, citing Iraqi sources.
The result of the three-month operation to capture the terrorist leaders, who had been hiding in Syria and Turkey, represents an important victory for the Iraqi and US intelligence agencies.