Iraqi forces capture one of ISIL’s top commanders near Syrian border

The Iraqi Armed Forces have captured one of the Islamic State’s top commanders after he and his personnel attempted to cross the border from Iraq to Syria.

According to Iraqi sources, the Iraqi intelligence forces seized the ISIL commander, Saddam Al-Jamal, and four other commanders after they set a trap near the border-crossing the terrorist group uses to cross back-and-forth from Syria to Iraq.

Jamal was the governor of the Islamic State’s Euphrates province and considered one of Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi’s most trusted commanders.

Also arrested alongside Jamal was the high ranking Islamic State commander Abu Saif Al-Shaiti – he was also believed to be a trusted advisor to Baghdadi.

Source: https://almasdarnews.com/