Iraqi security services arrest ISIS leader – report

According to the British intelligence agencies, he was appointed leader hours after al-Baghdadi’s assassination during a special operation held by US special forces.

ISIS operative,Abdulnasser al-Qirdash, Isis operative and part of ISIS’s Delegated Committee was handed over to Iraqi security forces by Syrian and US officials on Wednesday.

Over the course of the past few months, various reports have been published with regard to the identity of the ISIS leader. In January, the Guardian reported that his name was Amir Muhammad Sa’id Abdal-Rahman al-Mawla. The report relied on sources from two foreign intelligence agencies, where it was discovered that he is one of the founders of the organization.

In March 2020, the US National Archives and Federal Register released a statement signed by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listing Malwa’s many other pseudonyms, in which they reported that he is the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.

According to the British intelligence agencies, he was appointed leader hours after al-Baghdadi’s assassination during a special operation held by US special forces.

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