
Iraq arrests IS ‘administrative chief’ at Baghdad airport
Baghdad (AFP) Nov 23, 2020 - Iraq's elite Counter-Terrorism Service said on Monday it had arrested the administrative chief of the Islamic State group after his arrival at Baghdad airport.
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