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Senior ISIL leader arrested near Baghdad

Iraqi forces arrested a senior "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL) leader Sunday night in al-Karma, west of the capital Baghdad, the Ministry of Interior said Monday (September 26th).

"Iraqi forces arrested Abu Suleiman al-Ansari, an ISIL leader, and one of his aides in a carefully planned operation carried out by joint forces on Sunday evening in al-Karma," ministry spokesman Brig. Gen. Saad Maan told Diyaruna.

The force also seized weapons and explosives found at the building where al-Ansari was staying, he said.

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