NNA - Damascus - The Syrian Intelligence service was able to arrest the leader of ISIS, Abu Ali al-Harith al-Iraqi.

A source in the Syrian Intelligence service said in a statement yesterday: “Abu al-Harith al-Iraqi held important positions in the so-called state of Iraq, most notably the expatriate file and the deputy equipment official, who is considered responsible for plotting terrorist attacks.”

The source added: "Al-Iraqi is behind the planning of several operations, the most prominent of which was the assassination of the leader Maysar al-Jabouri and a number of other assassinations."

The source stressed that "the cell plotting to target the shrine of Sayyida Zeinab in the vicinity of the capital, Damascus that was foiled, was working under the leadership of Abu al-Harith al-Iraqi."

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