(VOI) -- Iraqi army forces on Tuesday arrested a leader of what is called the Islamic State in Iraq armed group in Talafar in Ninewa, a security source said. "The army forces arrested the leader in Hasanko region in northern Talafar in west of Mosul," the source, who asked for anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI). "The operation was based on intelligence information that indicates his presence inside a house in the region," he added, pointing out that he played the main role in several acts of violence in the region," he also said. |