May 10, the U.S. President announced on Twitter about the arrest of 5 leaders of the»Islamic state». Approval of Donald trump, it is — the most wanted terrorists of this group.
Informed about the arrest of the leaders of ISIS announced the intelligence service of Iraq. Participation in the detention of the American forces then was not mentioned. However, unofficial sources confirmed that the operation jointly conducted U.S. and Iraq. CIA to give comments on this occasion refused.
Five Most Wanted leaders of ISIS just captured!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 10, 2018
According to preliminary information, the arrested leaders of the «Islamic state»:
- Abu Abdel al-Haq, the head of the security service of ISIS;
- Saddam al-Jamel, was responsible for the security perimeter around the city of Deir al-Zor.
Who are the other detainees are not yet known.
According to representatives of special services of Iraq, the militants hiding on the territory of Turkey and Syria, and a plan for their arrest was developed the past 3 months. The success of the operation depended on the technical capabilities of the United States in the field of intelligence, and the effectiveness of cooperation of the military of Iraq and America.
It is known that terrorists managed to catch after the arrest of their former comrade — fighter Abu Zaid al-Iraqi, a citizen of Iraq. According to intelligence, «Islamic state» he was involved in the publication of religious texts and participated in the selection of candidates for high positions in the group. Al- ‘ Iraqi lived a long time in Turkey under the name of his brother. It was the brother of the terrorist has agreed to lure the leaders of ISIS, after which they fell into a traporganised by the intelligence services of Iraq and the United States.
