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Iraq says it has arrested top leader in Islamic State group

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By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA
Associated Press

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq says it has detained a top leader of the Islamic State group and a longtime al-Qaida operative in a cross-border operation. Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi identified the man in a tweet as Sami Jasim. He says Jasim oversaw the Islamic State group’s financial operations and served as the deputy leader of IS under the late Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Al-Kadhimi described it as “one of the most difficult” cross border intelligence operations ever conducted by Iraqi forces. 

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